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Burning Dates & Requirements

Before burning it is important to know where you reside or are burning; inside city limits (incorporated) or in the county (unincorporated) as different rules and dates apply, and different permits are required. For inside city limits (incorporated) there are 2 burn periods governed by the Department of Air Quality (DAQ). Spring, April 1-May 31 and Fall, Sept 15-Oct 31. During these periods a burn permit is issued by DAQ. For the county (unincorporated), burning is permitted year-round. During the State’s Closed Fire Season, June 1-Oct 31 a permit is required, issued by the Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands (FFSL). Whether a permit is required or not, notifying Dispatch of your burn before starting is required 100% of the time.

You are responsible for any costs incurred if the fire department is called to your property to control a fire that has not been reported to dispatch or has gotten out of control, so please follow all instructions and have a safe burn.

Uintah County (Unincorporated Areas)

Certain and specific burning operations may be exempt from requiring permit during closed fire season. See the ** below.


NO TRASH, RUBBISH, TIRES, COMMERCIAL LUMBER or OIL are to be included in the material to be burned, or used to start fires, or used to keep fires burning.

***Closed Fire Season Statewide***
Winter / Spring Summer / Fall
Dates Nov 1st – May 31st June 1st – October 31st
Burn Permit Required No Yes**
Must Notify Dispatch Yes Yes
Clearing Index Recommend >500' 500'

** No permit is needed for the burning within 10 feet of a fence lines on cultivated lands, banks of canals, or the banks of irrigation ditches and, if the burning does not pose a threat to forest, range, or watershed lands; and due care is used in the control of the burning; and the individual notifies the nearest fire department of the approximate time the burning will occur.

Utah Code Title 65A-8-211

*** When closed fire season dates are advanced or extended by the order of the State Forester, the same requirements apply.

Inside city limits of Vernal, Naples, Ballard (incorporated)
Spring Summer Fall Winter
Dates April 1st – May 31st June 1st – September 14th September 15th – October 31st November 1st – March 31st
Burn Permit Required Yes Burning not permitted Yes Burning not permitted
Must Notify Dispatch Yes N/A Yes N/A
Clearing Index >500' N/A >500' N/A

**** Local fire authority has jurisdiction in all unincorporated and incorporated areas pertaining to life and property safety, DAQ has jurisdiction pertaining to air quality in the incorporated areas, FFSL has joint jurisdiction life and property safety during close fire season on all unincorporated lands.

Utah Code Title 19-2-114
Utah Rule 307-202-7