Is there a burn ban in New York today?
Statewide residential brush burning prohibition in effect today
New York prohibits residential brush burning statewide from March 16 through May 14. Today is within those dates.
Statewide residential brush burning prohibition not in effect today
New York’s statewide prohibition on residential brush burning runs from March 16 through May 14. Today is outside those dates.
What the rule says
- During the prohibition, small cooking fires and campfires under 3 feet high and 4 feet wide, long or in diameter are still allowed, burning only charcoal or dry, clean, untreated, unpainted wood. A fire must never be left unattended.
- Burning garbage or leaves is banned all year.
- DEC says residential brush fires are permitted in towns with fewer than 20,000 residents during most of the year, but the spring prohibition applies to them.
Towns and fire departments can set their own limits. Check with your local fire department before you burn.
This page describes the statewide seasonal rule. It does not list bans that individual counties or towns declare, and it does not cover fire-weather warnings or restrictions on public land.
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Check the source: DEC announcement of the annual residential brush burning prohibition, and contact your local fire department.
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- DEC announcement of the annual residential brush burning prohibition from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation