As a citizen in Elma Washington we have the right to burn yard clippings. This right should not infringe on neighbors to the point of them having to lock down the house because the smoke is so strong.





I would like to see set burn times/limit the length of burns to help counter act the amount of smoke being sent into peoples yards and houses. I hope by getting signatures we can show the community that the smoke caused from burning all day long effects our daily life’s.



With the new rules and social distancing from NCovid19 our yards are the safest place for our kids to play. Yet with the amount of smoke some of these fires put off they can not enjoy their own yards.

The fire department states nuisance smoke is determined by the firefighter responding. This is an issue as they do not investigate neighboring properties nor do they stay around to see the effects of the smoke. They come on and 4 mins later they leave.





We need to limit burn lengths in city limits or lower the burn sizes since they city officials will not step in when smoke is nuisance and causes property owners to not be able to enjoy their own yards.