Outdoor burning rules in Antioch, CA — 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 Antioch is regulated by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD), which is the fire authority for Antioch. CCCFPD issues two limited permit types - Recreational/Bonfire and Religious Service - and otherwise prohibits open burning. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Regulation 6, Rule 3 separately bans wood burning on declared Spare the Air winter days.
CCCFPD enforces the California Fire Code as adopted by Antioch Municipal Code Chapter 8-15 and CCCFPD Ordinance 2019-37. Operational permits are required for 'open burning,' 'open flames and torches,' 'firework aerial displays,' and 'pyrotechnic special effects materials.' Outside of permitted recreational fires (see backyard-fires subcategory), residential trash burning, leaf burning, and land-clearing burns are not permitted in Antioch. Separately, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Regulation 6, Rule 3 makes it illegal to burn wood (in fireplaces, woodstoves, pellet stoves, fire pits, or outdoor fireplaces) any time a winter Spare the Air alert is in effect - the threshold is forecast PM2.5 of 25 ug/m^3. Cal Fire and CCCFPD may also declare red-flag day burn bans on top of the BAAQMD rule.
Unpermitted open burning is a violation of the adopted California Fire Code (a misdemeanor or infraction under CFC Chapter 1) and can trigger CCCFPD cost recovery for any fire response. BAAQMD Spare the Air burn-day violations carry an administrative penalty starting around $100 for a first offense (or a wood-smoke awareness class) and escalating for repeat offenders.
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