Burn Permits
Burn Permits are available on the Yavapai County Website.
Permits are good for the duration of the calendar year. Check the burn permit link or call 855-441-1001 on the day that you plan to burn to check on the "Burn Status" for the day prior to burning.
Pursuant to the International Fire Code and A.R.S. 49-501, 13-1706, and [A.A.C. R18-2-602.D.3p] Burning shall be done only where other methods of residue disposal are impractical or unsatisfactory. Williamson Valley Fire District does not assume any responsibility or liability in the burning by issuance of this permit.
- Permittee shall contact burn permit website or call 855-441-1001 to verify that no conditions exist under which burning is prohibited and to activate their burn. If it is a no burn day, all burning will be suspended.
- If you are advised that burning is permitted, go online or call (855-441-1001) to activate your burn permit. On completion of the burn, the permittee shall call the same phone number listed above to deactivate their burn.
- Burn Permits are valid until completion of the calendar year for which the permit was issued. (e.g. A burn permit was issued on June 22nd, 2016-this permit would be valid thru December 31st, 2016.)
- Residential burning only allows open burning of vegetative materials conducted by or for the occupants of residential dwellings, but does not include burning household waste or prohibited material. Burning shall not present a health hazard, generate noxious or toxic fumes, or present a public nuisance.
- Water and other firefighting equipment/manpower shall be available at the burn site. (e.g. water hose, shovel, etc.)
- Keep burn piles small – 5 feet diameter or less; add to the pile as it burns.
- The fire shall be attended at all times.
- The fire shall be attended at all times and shall be totally extinguished upon completion of burning.
- Burning shall not be conducted during windy conditions or when winds exceed 15 mph or during any high air pollution advisory.
- Burning shall begin no earlier than 1 hour before sunrise and the fire must be completely extinguished 2 hours before sunset.
- Prohibited materials shall not be burned. Prohibited materials includes:
- Non-paper garbage from the processing, storage, service, or consumption of food
- Chemically treated wood
- Lead-painted wood
- Linoleum flooring and composite countertops
- Tires
- Explosives and/or ammunition
- Oleander
- Asphalt shingles
- Plastic and rubber products, including bottles for household chemicals
- Plastic grocery and retail bags
- Waste petroleum products, such as waste crankcase oil, transmission oil, and oil filters
- Transformer oils
- Asbestos
- Batteries
- Anti-freeze
- Aerosol spray cans
- Electrical wire insulation
- Thermal insulation
- Polyester products
- Hazardous waste products such as paints, pesticides, cleaners and solvents, stains, and varnishes, and other flammable liquids
- Plastic pesticide bags and containers
- And hazardous material containers including those that contained lead, cadmium, mercury, or arsenic compounds.
- Materials shall be readily combustible and piled. No burning shall be started using any flammable liquids.
- The location for open burning shall not be less than 50 feet from any structure, and provisions shall be made to prevent the fire from spreading to within 50 feet of a structure.
- Burn Permit shall be kept at the burn location.
- No burning if, written or verbal, order not to burn is issued.