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The suggested changes come roughly two years after the city overhauled rental inspection rules.
Farinacci, 37, is charged with starting the Old Trails fire, one of three blazes in the Spokane area that have burned more than 850 buildings, destroying whole neighborhoods and streets. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.
The air was unhealthy for sensitive groups in Sumas, Nooksack, Kendall and Maple Falls in the afternoon.
Dry conditions and elevated fire risks led to the ban, which includes recreational fires and fire pits.
Residents are being reminded to avoid contact with bats as encounters rise during summer.
Everson, Kendall and Maple Falls have reached “hazardous” levels.
Forecasters expect winds to keep pushing wildfire smoke from B.C. and eastern Washington into the county through Thursday.
“It’s cheaper to call a pest control company than it is to call 911.”
The statewide ban does not supersede Whatcom County’s current Stage 2 burn ban.
The state’s largest wildfire has burned well over 100,000 acres so far.