Outdoor burning rules in Anchorage, AK — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Open burning in Anchorage requires an Alaska DEC permit May 1 through August 31. AFD prohibits burning during red-flag days. Yard debris burning is heavily restricted in the Bowl air-quality nonattainment area.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (18 AAC 50) requires a burn permit for all open burning from May 1 through August 31 statewide. In Anchorage, AMC 15.70 (air quality) layers additional PM2.5 restrictions because the Anchorage Bowl is a federal nonattainment area for fine particulates. Burning of leaves, grass, and household refuse is effectively banned. Clean dry woody debris from lot clearing may be burned only with a permit, outside red-flag periods, and with on-site water suppression. Winter burning (October-April) generally does not require a DEC permit but still falls under AFD approval and air-quality curtailments. The Division of Forestry issues permits at forestry.alaska.gov; permits are free but must be activated by calling the daily burn-status line before ignition.
Burning without a permit: up to 1,000 dollars per day under DEC. AFD citations add municipal fines. Escaped fires trigger full suppression-cost recovery.
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