Outdoor burning rules in Beaverton, OR — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Backyard burning of yard debris is prohibited year-round throughout Beaverton because the city lies inside the permanent burn-ban boundary jointly enforced by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) and Oregon DEQ under OAR 340-264-0060. Only properly conducted recreational fires (IFC 307.4) and approved barbecues are allowed. Land-clearing burns, demolition burns, and agricultural burns inside this boundary are not permitted without rare special variances. DEQ issues air-quality advisories that may suspend even recreational fires.
Beaverton is within the metropolitan urban-growth-boundary burn-ban area established under Oregon DEQ's open-burning rules at OAR 340-264-0060, which prohibits residential yard-debris burning year-round across the Portland-metropolitan portions of Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas counties. TVF&R, as Beaverton's fire authority, enforces this ban together with Oregon DEQ. Prohibited materials statewide under OAR 340-264-0060 include garbage, plastics, tires, asphalt, petroleum products, paints, animal carcasses, and treated wood; burning these is prohibited everywhere in Oregon, not just inside the urban burn-ban boundary. Recreational fires (no more than 3 feet by 2 feet, seasoned firewood only) and approved cooking appliances remain allowed when not under a TVF&R seasonal restriction. Outside the urban burn-ban boundary in rural Washington County, residential yard-debris burning may be allowed during defined burn windows with a Washington County burn permit; inside Beaverton city limits, that option does not apply. DEQ issues 'red' (no burning) and 'yellow' (cautionary) air-quality advisories in the Willamette Valley during stagnant air conditions, and TVF&R issues seasonal fire-danger restrictions, typically July through October, that may suspend even recreational fires.
Unlawful open burning inside the Beaverton burn-ban boundary is enforceable by TVF&R fire-code officials and Oregon DEQ. DEQ open-burning violations under OAR 340-264 can carry civil penalties up to $12,000 per day, plus liability for any wildfire suppression costs if the fire escapes. TVF&R can order immediate extinguishment and refer chronic offenders to municipal court.
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