02/27/2025
PLEASE REMEMBER
Ohio Revised Code 1503.18: Ohio prohibits outdoor open burning and prescribed fires in the months of March, April, May, October, and November between 6am and 6pm. This ban includes burning of yard waste, trash, and debris, even in a proper burn barrel.
NEVER to be burned at any time or any place in Ohio:
• Food waste
• Dead animals
• Materials containing rubber, grease, asphalt, or made from petroleum
Other Restrictions:
• Fires must be more than 1000 feet from neighbor’s inhabited building
• No burning when air pollution alert, warning, or emergency is in effect
• Fire/smoke cannot obscure visibility on roadway, railways, or airfields
• No waste generated off the premises may be burned
• No burning within village or city limits or restricted areas
Contact Ohio EPA: (614) 644-2270 or Ohio EPA Open Burning or fire department before starting a fire.
