During certain times of the year, residential landscape debris burning of dead vegetation, agency sponsored and agricultural burning projects, and broadcast burning is allowed. Burn permits are required. During the dry months, burning will be suspended altogether.
Check our Current Notices & Alerts page for burn day status.
Burn Permits
Burn permits are required for all residential burning on 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.
Please be patient. It may take a couple minutes to fully load.
- Simply complete the the permit, print it out, and keep it on file.
- There is no fee and you do not need to return the completed permit to the Fire District.
- Should the firefighters be called out to your property, they will ask to see your burn permit.
Burn permits also are available in “grab & go” boxes outside the front door at the following fire stations:
- Station 16 – 5300 Olive Ranch Road, Granite Bay
- Station 17 – 6900 Eureka Road, Granite Bay
- Station 18 – 5840 Horseshoe Bar Road, Loomis
- Station 19 – 7070 Auburn-Folsom Road, Granite Bay
- Station 20 – 3505 Auburn-Folsom Road, Loomis
Burning Rules
When burning is allowed, be considerate of your neighbors and the community by only burning dry materials, burning on a burn day, during burn hours. As an alternative to burning, consider composting your vegetative material.
Okay to burn:
- Dry tree and brush trimmings
- Dry leaves and pine needles
- Dry plants
- Dry weeds
Illegal to burn:
- Lawn clippings
- Garbage
- Plastic
- Fiberglass
- Rubber
- Waste Oil
- Treated wood (Such as painted wood, dimensioned lumber, and plywood)
Chipping
As another alternative option to burning, Placer County offers a chipping service. For a small fee, you can have a pile of material chipped and returned to you as mulch.
For more information, click here.
Complaints
To report a complaint about backyard burning in Loomis Monday through Friday between 8 am and 5 pm, call the Air Pollution Control District at (800) 488-4303 ext. 7130. To report a complaint after working hours or on a holiday or weekend call (800) 488-4308 ext. 5375. You can also report a complaint by completing the form below.