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Light ‘er up, boys!

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , on September 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

My associates get themselves properly fueled up before lighting the first fire of the season. (Image property Mike Judge)

We’re back!

And it’s not even October yet…

The outdoor burn ban in Island County goes away at 8 AM this Friday, Sept. 20, thanks to “an increase in fuel moisture levels and a return to more typical seasonal weather patterns.”

Translation: Burn, baby, burn!!!

With all reasonable care, of course, and within the sanctioned guidelines.

I mean, as my nephews often remind me in the voice of someone speaking to a small child or an escaped mental patient, “This isn’t the ’80s, Uncle David.

“You can’t spray your dad’s carpet cleaning chemicals on the burn pile anymore, even if it did make pretty colors in the night sky.”

Lil’ punks, trying to save the environment and whatnot.

Their grandpa wouldn’t recognize this nanny state of ours.

Now where are my good burnin’ sweatpants? You know, the ones with only a few scorch marks on them…

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Beavis weeps…

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on June 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

No fire makes Beavis a sad boy. (Photo property of Mike Judge)

Burn, baby, burn … while you can.

The outdoor burn ban comes for us all, and this year it arrives in Island County at midnight on Sunday, June 30.

That’s the word from Island County Sheriff Rick Felici, who doubles as the Fire Marshal.

After that, there’s no legal burning of natural debris, even with a permit, until we get back to the rainy season — which is probably closer than we all think, given Mother Nature’s capricious ways in Washington state.

You can still have itty-bitty recreational fires in approved fire pits and use barbeque grills.

But lighting up a Beavis-worthy inferno in the burn pit at your sister’s farm? That’s frowned on by The Man.

So, light ’em while you got ’em.

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Burn ban hits July 30

Posted in Everything changes, tagged , , , on July 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Burn ’em if you got ’em.

Thanks to abundant rain in the early days of summer, Island County’s annual outdoor burn ban is arriving later than normal.

But it is coming, as of midnight on July 30.

The ban, which was announced Monday by Island County Fire Marshal/Sheriff Rick Felici, covers outdoor burning of natural debris, even with a permit.

Recreational fires are still allowed in approved fire pits, with the fire no more than three feet in diameter and two feet high.

The burn “must be contained within a fire pit that has been cleared of all combustible material within a 10-foot radius, (and) must be monitored at all times.

Also, “there must be a water source readily available — at a minimum, a charged water hose or a five-gallon bucket of water.”

Barbeque grills using propane or briquettes, or self-contained camp stoves, are also allowed during the burn ban.

The burn ban was put in place due to “atmospheric conditions of reduced moisture levels, low humidity, and warmer weather.”

For outdoor burning info, contact the Island County Health Department at (360) 679-7350.

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Back away from the fire pit, son

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on June 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Weep salty tears of regret — but just don’t light them on fire.

A little later than last year, but it’s here.

The Island County Sheriff’s Department has issued a burn ban, which goes into effect Wednesday, June 30.

So, you’ve got five days left to pay tribute to the one true fire god, Beavis, before you have to shut it down.

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Burn ban be gone

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on October 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Gentlemen, get your matches ready.

Island County Sheriff Rick Felici, who doubles as the Fire Marshal, is allowing us to once again craft responsible mounds o’ flame.

Due to “the increase in fuel moisture levels and a return to more typical seasonal weather patterns,” the county burn ban vanishes at midnight, Friday, October 2.

All yard debris and land-clearing burning require a permit where open burning is allowed, with permits issued through the Island County Health Department.

To obtain a verbal permit for residential fires less than four feet in diameter, call (360) 240-5526 or (360) 428-1617, EXT 4.

For a written permit for fires over four feet in diameter, call (360) 679-7350 (North and Central Whidbey), (360) 321-5111, EXT 7350 (South Whidbey), or (360) 387-3443, EXT 228 (Camano Island).

Recreational fires less than three feet in diameter and two feet high do not require a permit.

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