Victorville backyard fires are limited to small wood fires in approved pits or gas appliances. Burning of leaves, trash, or debris is banned under MDAQMD Rule 444 and the adopted California Fire Code.
Victorville residents may host small recreational backyard fires only in approved portable outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, or built-in masonry fire pits burning clean seasoned cordwood, or in natural gas and propane fire features. California Fire Code Section 307 and VMC Title 15 require wood fires to be located at least 25 feet from any structure, fence, or combustible vegetation, attended at all times by a responsible adult, and extinguished before the last person leaves. Fuel piles must be less than three feet in diameter and two feet in height. Garbage, leaves, plastics, tires, pressure-treated lumber, and construction debris cannot be burned. MDAQMD no-burn days and National Weather Service red flag warnings suspend wood fires citywide. Victor Valley winds can whip embers far from the pit, and drought-dried sagebrush, creosote, and tumbleweed ignite in seconds, so local enforcement is aggressive on windy or dry days. Heavy smoke drifting onto neighbors is a public nuisance and can be ordered extinguished.
Victorville Fire may order extinguishment and issue administrative citations starting near 100 dollars. Reckless fires that escape containment during red flag conditions can escalate to misdemeanor charges and civil liability for suppression and damage costs.
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