Wood burning prohibited
Air quality is forecast to deteriorate. Burning any solid fuel – including wood, pellets and manufactured
wood – is prohibited from midnight to midnight. Violations can result in fines. To report violations when
wood burning is prohibited, call:
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- 1-800-281-7003 in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties
- 1-800-870-1037 in Madera, Fresno and Kings counties
- 1-800-926-5550 in Tulare and the valley portion of Kern counties
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Please Burn Cleanly
To keep air pollution levels low, if you must burn, please burn cleanly.
This includes using an EPA Phase II-certified wood-burning device and burning dry, seasoned wood.
More clean-burning tips:
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- Never burn trash, magazines, newspapers, plastics or other materials not designed to burn in
fireplaces or stoves. This is illegal and hazardous.
- For an ambience fire in an open fireplace, a manufactured firelog may be a cleaner alternative to wood.
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Exemptions to wood-burning prohibitions
You may use your wood-burning fireplace or device on a prohibited day if:
- You live in an area where there is no natural-gas service, or
- If wood-burning is your only source of heat.
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Greater Frazier Park Area
The SJV Air District portion of the southern Kern County mountains above 3,000 ft that includes Lebec, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, Pinon Pines, Pine Mountain Club, etc.
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Clean-burning Tips
- Ensure firewood is clean, seasoned and dry before burning it. Unseasoned wood smolders and creates additional emissions.
- Never burn trash, magazines, newspapers, plastics or other materials not designed to burn in fireplaces or stoves. Doing so is illegal and hazardous.
- Replace old solid fuel-burning equipment with cleaner EPA Phase II-certified or pellet-fueled devices. Or install natural gas or propane devices, which are not subject to Air District wood-burning rules.
- For an ambience fire in an open fireplace, a manufactured firelog may be a cleaner alternative to wood.
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