Burn permit information
Burn permits are required for all open burning. Contact your local fire department or Oregon Department of Forestry office for information.
A valid burn permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for the payment of costs for suppression or for damages if the burning escapes control. Oregon law provides for civil and criminal penalties for burning which is conducted in a manner inconsistent with the terms and conditions of a burn permit. Burning must be attended at all times. Burning in compliance with a permit does not exempt the permittee from compliance with any other applicable law, ordinance, regulation, rule, permit order, or decree of this or any other governmental entity having jurisdiction. A burn permit does not purport to authorize any open burning of material at any location, on any day or at any time which is otherwise prohibited. A valid burn permit does not change the rights and liabilities of the permittee which are delineated in Oregon Revised Statute chapter 477.
Burn pile safety information
Download a flyer with burn tips and information that can help you burn safely.
Submit a request for a burn permit
Please submit your burn permit request online at least 48 hours in advance of your planned burning date. Online burn permit requests do not give authorization to burn. Please wait for your local ODF representative to contact you to issue a valid burn permit.
Latest news on burning information
Open burning closed for Fire Season
Debris burning, including burn barrels, is prohibited on lands inside Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon District. Escaped and rekindled burns account for a significant portion of the human caused fires each year within the District. The intent of banning...
Burning on ODF protected lands in John Day Unit prohibited until fall
Effective immediately all debris and slash burning on lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) John Day Unit is prohibited. This includes private ownership in Grant, Morrow, Gilliam, Harney, Umatilla, and Wheeler counties which are part of...
2016 Fire Season ends for private lands in central Oregon
The 2016 Fire Season for lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District (COD) will terminate at 12:01 am October 14, 2016. Powerful winter storms are expected to cross central Oregon starting today, bringing moisture and cooler...
Oregon Department of Forestry terminates Regulated Closure on private lands in central Oregon
ODF’s Central Oregon District will terminate Regulated Closure for private lands in central Oregon October 5, 2017 at 12:01 am. Fire season is still in effect, and MH-1 and MH-4 remain at Industrial Fire Precaution Level 1. While restrictions on campfires and...
COD is in Fire Season
Fire Season for Central Oregon District was implemented June 3, 2016. Burn permits MAY be allowed for non-industrial burning. Follow all restrictions on the burn permit, including calling the local burn information line prior to ignition.
Burn Permits required for open burning
Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon District terminated fire season October 24, 2015. Burn permits are required for all open burning. Contact your local fire department or Oregon Department of Forestry office for information. Follow all...