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Outdoor Burning

Outdoor Burning Notices

Please respect all burn bans and regulations to help protect our community, our people, and the land we love. The following is a summary of the outdoor burning requirements for Burnet County ESD No. 8:

 

  • A permit is required and may be attained on our permitting website, if you need assistance with applying, please contact the Fire Marshal.

  • Permits must be reactivated every day you are burning, calling the Sheriff office is no longer required if you have a burn permit for our district.

  • Keep a responsible adult on site at the burn location while active

  • A water source must be readily available

  • Do not light, add to, or push the pile up with equipment after 5 pm

  • Burn piles must be fully extinguished 1 hour before sunset, including embers and coals

  • Burn piles should be at least 100 feet from any tree line or brush

  • Only materials generated on the property may be burned. Materials brought in from other locations are prohibited by State law.

  • If burning is not allowed that day, the system will not allow the permit to activate.

Burnet County Outdoor Burning Guidelines

As a district within Burnet County, all ordinances from the county still apply. Read below for a summary of Burnet County's guidelines for outdoor burning:

 

  • Activate your burn permit every day before burning, this will automatically notify the Sheriff Office.

  • Burn during the day only, no later than an hour before sunset

  • Keep a responsible person with the burn at all times

  • Keep tools and water nearby to control the burn, relevant to the size of the burn 

  • Don't burn in windy conditions, or with wind predictions of 23 MPH or greater

  • The burn should not produce black smoke, and be brush, trimmings, wood, or paper only

  • Burning must be conducted downwind of or at least 300 feet from sensitive receptors (residences, farm life or vegetation).

  • Law enforcement officers may issue warnings and citations for burning violations

  • No burning shall be conducted on Red Flag Warning days

Burnet County ESD 8 Outdoor Burning Guidelines

Is there anything you can burn during a burn ban?
Yes.

  • Cooking fires are permitted as long as they are contained to a BBQ pit or fire ring no more than 4 feet in diameter. Propane is recommended.

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  • Recreational fires (eg. camp fires for warmth) are allowed as long as they are kept in a "fire ring" less than 4 feet in diameter to prevent fire spread; does NOT include brush piles or bonfires.

Remember!

No fire should be left unattended! Always keep a water source nearby. The county may issue an expanded burn ban order for all burning, welding, domestic waste, ceremonial fires, cooking fires, etc.

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YOU are responsible for your fire, and not exempt from the consequences, damages, or injuries resulting from your burn, or from actions taken by the governing bodies with jurisdiction.

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