Mountain View Fire & Rescue has issued its annual burn ban from July 1 to Sept. 6 (after Labor Day).

This burn ban is for all natural vegetation fires, even if you have a burn permit.

This burn ban does not include approved recreational fires with seasoned wood and/or charcoal. Recreational fires cannot be fueled by vegetation removed from the property, it must be seasoned fire wood or charcoal.

Mountain View Fire & Rescue serves Auburn, Kent, Black Diamond and Enumclaw.

Call the burn ban hotline for more information at 253-735-0286 or visit the department’s web site at http://www.mvfire.org for additional information related to open fires including recreational fires.

Or, call Fire Chief Greg Smith at 253-735-0284.