Medical Lake fire ordinance proposed

The Medical Lake Fire Department doesn’t usually have a lot of problems managing outdoor burning in the city.

In most cases, when firefighters or Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies ask people to extinguish illegal fires, folks oblige. However there are a few incidents with repeat offenders or people who disregard the request to put out the blaze.

During the June 20 Medical Lake City Council meeting, Fire Chief Jason Mayfield submitted an ordinance for the city’s municipal code regulating portable outdoor fireplaces and recreational fires in the city, as well as giving firefighters and SC...