CAL FIRE's Burn Restrictions and Burn Permits
During certain times of the year residential landscape debris burning of dead vegetation is allowed. However, homeowners should always check with their local CAL FIRE station and local air quality management agency before burning. In many area burn permits may be required. For more
information
on debris burning safety download an educational fact sheet.
To find out if it is a permissive burn day in your area, contact your local air quality district. Contact information may be found at the State Air Resources Board website.
Burn Restrictions
When the weather begins to cool down and fire danger decreases, CAL FIRE will lift burn restrictions on residential debris burning. CAL FIRE's burn restrictions only apply to State Responsibility Areas (SRA). Check with your local fire station to see if CAL FIRE's burn restrictions affect you and whether a burn permit is required. When a burn restriction is in place there is absolutely no debris burning allowed.
Amador-El Dorado Unit |
| Amador County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 19, 2012 |
All SRA |
| El Dorado County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 19, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Alpine County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 5, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Sacramento County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 19, 2012 |
All SRA |
Butte Unit |
| Butte County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
Fresno-Kings Unit |
| Fresno County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Kings County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
Humboldt-Del Norte Unit |
| Del Norte County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 3, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Humboldt County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 3, 2011 |
All SRA |
Kern County Fire |
| Kern County |
Burning Restricted |
Jan 6, 2012 |
All SRA |
Lassen-Modoc Unit |
| Lassen County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 7, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Modoc County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 7, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Plumas County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 7, 2011 |
All SRA |
Los Angeles County Fire |
| Los Angeles County |
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All SRA |
Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit |
| Madera County |
Burning Restricted |
Feb 9, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Mariposa County |
Burning Restricted |
Feb 9, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Merced County |
Burning Allowed |
Nov 9, 2011 |
All SRA |
Marin County Fire |
| Marin County |
No |
|
All SRA |
Mendocino Unit |
| Mendocino County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 5, 2011 |
All SRA |
Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit |
| Nevada County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 5, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Placer County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 5, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Sierra County |
Burning Allowed |
|
All SRA |
| Yuba County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 5, 2011 |
All SRA |
Orange County Fire |
| Orange County |
|
|
All SRA |
Riverside Unit |
| Riverside County |
Burning Allowed |
Nov 21, 2011 |
All SRA |
San Benito-Monterey Unit |
| Monterey County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
| San Benito County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
San Bernardino Unit |
| Inyo County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 25, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Mono County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 25, 2012 |
All SRA |
| San Bernardino County |
Burning Restricted |
Jan 12, 2012 |
All SRA |
Santa Clara Unit |
| Alameda County |
Burning Restricted |
Dec 23, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Contra Costa County |
Burning Restricted |
Dec 23, 2011 |
All SRA |
| San Joaquin County |
Burning Restricted |
Dec 23, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Santa Clara County |
Burning Restricted |
Dec 23, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Stanislaus County |
Burning Restricted |
Dec 23, 2011 |
All SRA |
San Diego Unit |
| Imperial County |
Burning Restricted |
Jan 27, 2012 |
All SRA |
| San Diego County |
Burning Restricted |
Jan 27, 2012 |
All SRA |
San Luis Obispo Unit |
| San Luis Obispo County |
Burning Allowed |
Nov 14, 2011 |
All SRA |
San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit |
| San Mateo County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Santa Cruz County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
Santa Barbara County Fire |
| Santa Barbara County |
|
|
All SRA |
Shasta-Trinity Unit |
| Shasta County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 7, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Eastern Trinity County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 7, 2011 |
All SRA |
Siskiyou Unit |
| Siskiyou County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 7, 2011 |
All SRA |
Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit |
| Colusa County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Lake County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Napa County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Solano County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Sonoma County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Yolo County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 31, 2011 |
All SRA |
Tehama-Glenn Unit |
| Glenn County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 14, 2011 |
All SRA |
| Tehama County |
Burning Allowed |
Oct 14, 2011 |
All SRA |
Tulare Unit |
| Tulare County |
Burning Allowed |
Nov 14, 2011 |
All SRA |
Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit |
| Calaveras County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Tuolumne County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Eastern Stanislaus County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
| Eastern San Joaquin County |
Burning Allowed |
Jan 20, 2012 |
All SRA |
Ventura County Fire |
| Ventura County |
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All SRA |
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