Daily Burn Forecast

***Pendleton Air Quality Commission is looking for Volunteers***

Sunday, April 28th, 2024 is NOT a burn day

Yellow Day: A day when the Air Quality Forecast predicts that air circulation is adequate for limited smoke dispersion.  The use of Certified Wood Burning Stoves and other Solid Fuel Burning Appliances approved by DEQ or EPA is allowed on Yellow Days.  Non-certified stoves should not be used unless that is the sole source of heat for the household.  No open burning is allowed on Yellow Days.  

Burn Line: (541) 966-0327

If the burn message is not updated by 9AM today, please call (541) 276-1442

Air Quality Forecast

The Air Quality Forecast is determined using available data including, but not limited to, local weather conditions, local wind conditions, current and anticipated PM-2.5 particulate levels, and weather and particulate forecasts to predict what the air quality is or potentially will be.  The forecasts shall be:

• Green Day: the air quality forecast for today is a GREEN DAY. Air circulation is predicted to be adequate. It is OK to use wood-burning stoves. Open burning is permitted after 10:00am.
• Yellow Day: A day when the Air Quality Forecast predicts that air circulation is adequate for limited smoke dispersion.  The use of Certified Wood Burning Stoves and other Solid Fuel Burning Appliances approved by DEQ or EPA is allowed on Yellow Days.  Non-certified stoves should not be used unless that is the sole source of heat for the household.  No open burning is allowed on Yellow Days.  
• Red Day: A day when the Air Quality Forecast predicts that particulate matter concentrations have the potential to exceed federal air quality standards.  Such pollution concentrations have a high probability of impacting public health.  The use of Wood Burning Stoves or other Solid Fuel Burning Appliances is prohibited on Red Days unless that is the sole source of heat for the household.  No open burning is allowed on Red Days.   

When is burning season?

No burning is permitted from June 15th through September 30th each year. Restricted open burning from October 1st to June 14th is allowed only during burn days regulated by the City of Pendleton. 

Designated Burn/No Burn Days

Open burning within the City of Pendleton shall be automatically prohibited on the following days:

• From June 15th through September 30th each year.
• Day on which the City Fire Marshall or the Fire Marshall's designee has prohibited burning based on general fire safety conditions. 
• Days when current or predicted local wind conditions involve high wind speeds that would potentially pose an unreasonable fire safety threat. 
• Air Stagnation Days designated by the National Weather Service.
• The following holidays and special event days:

         (a) New Year's Day

         (b) Memorial Day weekend (Saturday through Monday)

         (c) Fourth of July

         (d) Labor Day weekend (Saturday through Monday)

         (e) Pendleton Round-Up, from Saturday following Labor Day and continuing for the succeeding 9 days.

         (f) Thanksgiving Day

         (g) Christmas Day