Ashwaubenon, WI Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 13-2-5 of the Ashwaubenon Municipal Code, "Power of the Chief During Threat of Fire," gives the Chief of Public Safety authority to impose a burning ban and burning restrictions whenever environmental conditions create a serious threat of fire to life and property. Once declared, the ban bars three specific things: setting, building, or maintaining any open fire near a residential dwelling unless it is a propane grill on a noncombustible surface; throwing, discarding, or dropping matches, ashes, or other burning material outdoors near combustible natural vegetation; and lighting or using fireworks, caps, toy snakes, sparklers, smoke bombs, or spark-emitting fountains, except in a display authorized by the Public Safety Department with adequate fire prevention measures in place.

The ordinance builds in its own sunset: subsection (D) states the ban lifts automatically once environmental conditions change so a serious fire threat is no longer present, so there is no fixed calendar burn season here, the trigger is weather and fuel conditions as assessed by the Chief. This sits within Chapter 13, Fire Prevention and Protection, which also gives the Chief or code official authority under Section 13-2-4 to order removal of dangerous accumulations of rubbish, vegetation, or other combustible materials, and Section 13-2-3 gives the code official a right of entry to inspect for compliance.

The chapter was last amended by Ordinance No. 2-2-23, adopted February 28, 2023, and the code text is current to the Village's own June 24, 2026 code book update.