The Residential Burning page includes information about:
- Opening burning at your residence.
- Opening burning on your property for fire hazard reduction purposes.
- Open burning at non-agricultural commercial properties and at multi-unit dwellings.
The Agricultural Burning page has information about:
- Open burning associated with commercial agricultural operations.
- Open burning of flood debris and burning associated with clearing ditches and waterways.
- Open burning associated with range improvement, wildland vegetation management, and forestry and timber operations located at an elevation above 1000 feet above sea level AND encompassing a land area less than 10 acres in size.
- The burning of land clearing waste for the purposes of commercial development and the burning of levees, ditches, and right-or-ways by public entities and utilities requires a burn permit and is managed similarly to agricultural burning.
The Prescribed Burning page has information about:
- Open burning associated with range improvement, wildland vegetation management, and forestry and timber operations located below the elevation of 1000 feet above sea level, regardless of size.
- Open burning associated with range improvement, wildland vegetation management, and forestry and timber operations encompassing a land area greater than 10 acres in size at any elevation.
Do you need a burn permit from the Air District? See this Burn Permit Fact Sheet.
Open Burning and Your Health Brochure
