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Open Burning Regulations
No Burning from May 1 Through September 30
Open burning/permitted burning does not excuse you from consequences associated with damages or injuries. All laws, ordinances, regulations must be complied with according to federal government, Commonwealth of Virginia and/or Chesterfield County.
Rules for Any Type of Open Burning
- Fires must be constantly attended until extinguished and no longer smoldering.
- Attendees must provide adequate fire extinguishing equipment to control the fire.
- The Virginia Division of Forestry requires the following:
The Virginia Department of Forestry requires that any open burning from February 15 through April 30 of each year, within 300 feet of woodland, brushland, or field containing dry grass or other combustible material leading to woodland, be done between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight.
Burn Types
- Tree / Garden Trimmings
- Land Clearing / Property Maintenance
- Leaf Burning
- Bonfires, Campfires, & Recreational Fires
Permits are for 30 days. You can burn any vegetation that:
- Commonly removed from trees, shrubs or garden plants during the normal pruning process
- Falls from trees during normal thunderstorms or windy days
- Is removed from a garden after the growing season (corn stalks, tomato vines, bean vines, etc.)
Permits are for 90 days. You can burn any debris generated from development of property. This includes the removal of unwanted, leaning, hazardous, or dead trees, regardless of size, during normal upkeep or landscaping of the property. This could also include but is not limited to limbs, tree trunks, logs and stumps.
View more information about burning material accrued during land clearing and property maintenance.
The burning of leaves is permitted during certain times of the year in limited portions of the County. View more information about leaf burning.
Bonfires, campfires, and recreational fires are permitted under certain circumstances. View more information about conducting these types of fires.
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Fire & Life Safety
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 40
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone: 804-748-1426Fax: 804-768-8766
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