Out Door Burning
B R O O K E C O U N T Y
OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS
MARCH 1ST thru MAY 31ST & OCTOBER 1ST thru DECEMBER 31ST
BURNING ONLY BETWEEN HOURS OF 4pm AND 7am
JANUARY 1ST THRU FEBRUARY 29TH & JUNE 1ST THRU SEPTEMBER 30 TH
24 HOURS
- Call the Brooke County Sheriff's Department before burning.
(304.737.3660)
- To ensure that a fire will not escape, a safety strip is required around the material to be burned. This safety strip must be cleared down
to mineral soil, be no less than 10 feet around the material to be
burned and free of all flammable materials.
- Residents who conduct outdoor burning are required to attend the
fire at all times and completely extinguish the fire before leaving the
area.
- Only vegetative material can be burned, including leaves, limbs and
brush.
- Anyone setting a fire outdoors must remain with the fire until it is
completely extinguished.
- If a fire escapes, the person who set it is liable for any damage it
causes to another's property and for costs to suppress the fire.