Open Outdoor Burning
For residential burning, a burn permit must be obtained from your local fire agency and burning can occur only on California Air Resource Board permissive burn days.
Residential and Agricultural Burning
Smoke Management Program and Prescribed Burning
Wood Burning Stoves
The state has designated some areas where burn barrels may still be used to burn dry vegetation, paper and cardboard only. Area Restrictions for the Burning of Vegetation, Paper and Residential Waste in Open Piles and Burn Barrels in Inyo, Mono and Alpine Counties |
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| Restrictions For Area 1: | Restrictions For Area 2: | Restrictions For Area 3: |
Allowed: Burning of dry natural vegetation on piles on the ground with a valid burn permit on a permissive burn day. |
Allowed: Burning of dry natural vegetation on piles on the ground with a valid burn permit on a permissive burn day. |
Allowed: Burning of non-glossy paper, cardboard and dry natural vegetation in burn barrels or on piles on the ground with a valid burn permit on a permissive burn day. |
Prohibited: Use of burn barrels and burning of any other residential waste. |
Prohibited: Use of burn barrels and burning of any other residential waste. |
Prohibited: Burning of any other residential waste. |
| AREA 1 includes: | AREA 2 includes: | AREA 3 includes: |
| City of Bishop Town of Mammoth Lakes 93546- Independence and Aberdeen 93545 - Lone Pine 93646 - Kirkwood (number indicates zip code) |
93513 - Big Pine 93514* - Unincorporated area of Bishop, Laws, Round Valley, Rovana, Swall Meadows (*Excludes the City of Bishop) 93529 - June Lake & June Lake Junction 93530 - Keeler 93546** - Crowley Lake (**Excludes the Town of Mammoth Lakes) 96107 - Coleville, Walker 96133 - Topaz area 96120 - Markleeville, Crystal Springs, Emigrant Trail, Fredricksburg, Hope Valley, Mesa Vista, Woodfords |
93514* - Chalfant, Chalfant Valley, Hammil Valley (*Excludes the City of Bishop) 92328 - Death Valley, DV Junction, Stovepipe Wells 92384 - Shoshone 92389 - Tecopa, Tecopa Hot Springs 93522 - Darwin 93527 - Inyokern, Pearsonville 93549 - Olancha, Cartago 93512 - Benton 93517 - Bridgeport 93541 - Lee Vining, Mono City Inyo County portions of: 89060 - Stewart Valley 89061 - Charleston View 89019 - Sandy Valley |