More from KUOW Government Burn Ban Marks Start Of Rough Fire Season KUOW | By Kate O'Connell Published June 17, 2015 at 3:18 PM AKDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:48 Marcie Sillman speaks with Peter Goldmark, commissioner of public lands for the state Department of Natural Resources, about a burn ban in effect in eastern Washington and the coming wildfire season.