Burleson, TX Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 58-18 of the Burleson Code of Ordinances opens with a flat prohibition: no person shall start or maintain any outdoor fire in any park. The only exception is a cooking fire, and the code attaches two conditions to it. First, the fire must be started and maintained only in a barbecue grill utilizing only charcoal or propane for fuel, which leaves out wood campfires and open ground fires in a City of Burleson park. Second, the fire cannot be left unattended without first completely extinguishing it.

The fire rule works alongside the other park rules in Chapter 58. Under § 58-8, parks and recreation areas are open from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. unless the director posts different hours, and the city manager or the director can close a park or part of one, with any closure beyond 28 days needing city council approval. Section 58-17 bars camping and overnight stays except as part of an activity sponsored by the parks department, so a night campfire is out of bounds twice over. Section 58-10(c) separately makes it unlawful to possess, discharge, fire, ignite or explode any explosive, including all types of fireworks, in a city park, and the director can grant an exception by permit. When the director issues a park event permit under § 58-30, the conditions can include restrictions on fires and fireworks.

This page covers parks only. Burning on private property in the City of Burleson falls under the fire code in Chapter 38, Article V, where § 38-191 adopts the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code by reference, and the Fire Prevention Division is the office for those questions. Section 58-18 prints no penalty clause of its own, so § 1-14 supplies the default fine: not exceeding $500.00, or not exceeding $2,000.00 for rules that govern fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.