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 district. The contact phone numbers will appear on your permit. 

Administrative Unit

Status

Effective

Area

Amador-El Dorado Unit
Amador County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
El Dorado County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Alpine County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sacramento County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Butte Unit
Butte County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Fresno-Kings Unit
Fresno County

Permit Required

View San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control

 Effective, November 15, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Kings County

Permit Required

View San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control

 Effective, November 15, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Humboldt-Del Norte Unit
Del Norte County Burning Allowed with valid Air Quality Burn Permit

North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District

 Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Humboldt County Burning Allowed with valid Air Quality Burn Permit

North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District

 Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Western Trinity County Burning Allowed with valid Air Quality Burn Permit

North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District

 Effective, November 13, 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 Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Modoc County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Plumas County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 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) Burning Allowed Effective, December 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Eastern Madera County 

Permit Required

View San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control

Effective, December 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM

 All SRA 
Mariposa County

Burning Allowed

View Mariposa County Air Pollution for a permit

Effective, December 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM

 All SRA 
Merced County

Permit Required

View San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control

 Effective, December 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Marin County Fire
Marin County View Marin County Fire's Website   All SRA

Mendocino Unit
Mendocino County Burning Allowed Effective, October 11, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit
Nevada County Burning Allowed Effective, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Placer County Burning Allowed Effective, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sierra County Burning Allowed Effective, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sutter County Burning Allowed Effective, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Yuba County Burning Allowed Effective, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Orange County Fire
Orange County View Orange County Fire's Website   All SRA

Riverside Unit
Riverside County Residential Burning Suspended Effective, June 26, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Benito-Monterey Unit
Monterey County Residential Burning Suspended Effective, May 1, 2022 at 8:00 AM All SRA
San Benito County Residential Burning Suspended Effective, May 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Bernardino Unit
Inyo County Permit Required Effective, June 26, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Mono County Permit Required Effective, June 26, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
San Bernardino County Residential Burning Suspended Effective, June 26, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Santa Clara Unit
Alameda County Burning Allowed Effective, December 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Contra Costa County Burning Allowed Effective, December 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Santa Clara

Burning Allowed

 Effective, December 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Western San Joaquin County

Burning Allowed

 Effective, December 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Western Stanislaus County

Burning Allowed

 Effective, December 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Diego Unit
San Diego County Permit Required Effective, November 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Luis Obispo Unit
San Luis Obispo County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit


San Mateo County


Permit Required

N/A

 All SRA, San Mateo County Fire and Coastside Fire Protection District LRA

Santa Cruz County

Residential Burning Allowed

“Guidelines for Pile Burning” is the equivalent to possessing a residential burn Permit.

Visit Monterey Bay Air Resources District
webpage: https://www.mbard.org/open-burning

Effective, December 1, 2023 at 8:00 AM

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 Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Eastern Trinity County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Siskiyou Unit
Siskiyou County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 6:00 AM All SRA

Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
Colusa County Permit Required Effective, October 23, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Lake County (Revised Lake County Burn Permit Process) Permit Required Effective, October 23, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Napa County Permit Required Effective, November 6, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Solano County Permit Required Effective, October 23, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Sonoma County Permit Required Effective, October 23, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Yolo County Permit Required Effective, October 23, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Tehama-Glenn Unit
Glenn County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Tehama County Burning Allowed Effective, November 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Tulare Unit
Tulare County Burning Allowed Effective, June 22, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA

Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit
Calaveras County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA 
Tuolumne County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA  
Eastern Stanislaus County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 AM All SRA
Eastern San Joaquin County Burning Allowed Effective, December 4, 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).