CAL FIRE Announces Burn Permit Suspension in Nevada, Yuba, Placer, and Sierra Counties
AUBURN – Due to increasing fire danger from rapidly drying grasses and hotter, drier weather conditions, CAL FIRE will suspend all residential outdoor burning permits within the State Responsibility Area of Nevada, Yuba, Placer, and Sierra Counties.
This burn suspension begins Monday, June 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
The suspension applies to all residential dooryard burning of landscape debris, including branches, leaves, and other vegetation.
A residential burn permit is required for burning on all residential properties in the South Placer Fire District. Issuance of Burn Permits is suspended during the Burn Ban. To get your burn permit online, click here.
Burn permits also are available, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, outside the front door at the following fire stations:
It is currently illegal to use, purchase or sell fireworks, including “safe and sane” fireworks, in the South Placer Fire District.