Fire Regulations in Kenton County, KY (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Kenton County, Kentucky.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kenton County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Outdoor Burning
Kenton County bans all open fires countywide the moment the County Judge/Executive proclaims an extraordinary fire hazard on notice from the state Division of Forestry. Separately, open burning of solid or hazardous waste is prohibited outright unless a county waste director permits it.
Kenton County Emergency Open Burning Ban
Significant RestrictionsKenton County Code of Ordinances § 92.01
Whenever the Division of Forestry of the Commonwealth of Kentucky notifies the county that an extraordinary fire hazard exists in the county as determined by the National Fire Danger Rating System and Fire Occurrence, the County Judge/Executive shall proclaim such condition to exist in the county. No person shall, when a proclamation as provided for in division (A) of this section has been issu...
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