The information below is current burn status for CAL FIRE Administrative Units.
You can click the link on each unit to view the most recent news release.


PLEASE NOTE: If the status in your county is marked as "Burning Allowed", you still must confirm that it is a permissive burn day with your local air quality management agency. The contact phone numbers will appear on your permit. 

Administrative Unit

Status

Effective

Area

Amador-El Dorado Unit

Amador County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
El Dorado County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Alpine County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sacramento County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Butte Unit

Butte County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Fresno-Kings Unit

Fresno County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Kings County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Humboldt-Del Norte Unit

Del Norte County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Humboldt County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Western Trinity County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Kern County Fire

Kern County View Kern County Fire's Website   All SRA

Lassen-Modoc Unit

Lassen County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Modoc County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Plumas County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Los Angeles County Fire

Los Angeles County View the Los Angeles County Fire Website   All SRA

Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit

Madera County (West of Madera Canal) Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Eastern Madera County 

View San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control

Burning is only allowed in Eastern Madera County.  No residential burning west of the Madera Canal. Permits are required through San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control and can be picked up at any CAL FIRE station in Eastern Madera County.

Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA 
Mariposa County

View Mariposa County Air Pollution for a permit

Permit Required

Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM

All SRA 
Merced County

View San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control

Permit Required

Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Marin County Fire

Marin County View Marin County Fire's Website   All SRA

Mendocino Unit

Mendocino County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit

Nevada County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Placer County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sierra County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sutter County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Yuba County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Orange County Fire

Orange County View Orange County Fire's Website   All SRA

Riverside Unit

Riverside County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Benito-Monterey Unit

Monterey County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2022 at 8:00 AM All SRA
San Benito County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Bernardino Unit

Inyo County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Mono County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
San Bernardino County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Santa Clara Unit

Alameda County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Contra Costa County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
San Joaquin County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Santa Clara County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Stanislaus County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Diego Unit

San Diego County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Luis Obispo Unit

San Luis Obispo County Burning Suspended Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit

San Mateo County Residential Burning is not allowed

All other burning is allowed under permit: Burning Allowed

All Year

All SRA, San Mateo County Fire and Coastside Fire Protection District LRA
Santa Cruz County Residential burning is permitted from December 1st to April 30th. Physical permits are not issued, the adherence to “Guidelines for Pile Burning” is the equivalent to possessing a residential burn Permit.

All other burning is allowed under permit: Burning Allowed
All Year


All SRA, Santa Cruz County Fire, Pajaro Valley Fire and Pajaro Dunes Fire District LRA

Santa Barbara County Fire

Santa Barbara County View Santa Barbara County Fire's Website   All SRA

Shasta-Trinity Unit

Shasta County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Eastern Trinity County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Siskiyou Unit

Siskiyou County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit

Colusa County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Lake County (Revised Lake County Burn Permit Process) Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Napa County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Solano County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sonoma County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Yolo County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Tehama-Glenn Unit

Glenn County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Tehama County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Tulare Unit

Tulare County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit

Calaveras County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA 
Tuolumne County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA  
Eastern Stanislaus County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Eastern San Joaquin County Permit Required Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA 

Ventura County

Ventura County View Ventura County Fire's Website   All SRA

IMPORTANT

CAL FIRE Burn Permits are only for within the State Responsibility Area (SRA), or where CAL FIRE has jurisdictional authority.

 

For information and permits required outside the SRA / CAL FIRE jurisdiction, contact your local City/County fire authority. If the status in your county is marked as "Burning Allowed", you still must confirm that it is a permissive burn day with your local air quality management agency. The contact phone numbers will appear on your permit. 

Violations of any Burning Permit Terms are a violation of State Law (Public Resources Code 4421,4422, 4423, And 4425).