Campbell County, KY Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Campbell County, KY, also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance, set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Key Facts
- Default rule
- Open burning prohibited without permit
- Permit issued by
- Local fire chief or designee
- Fee-free burning
- Agricultural, pest control, bonfires exempt
- Emergency ban authority
- County Judge/Executive by proclamation
- Emergency ban penalty
- Up to $100 per offense
- Unresolved hazards
- Referred to State Fire Marshal
Summary
Campbell County prohibits open burning by default, letting the local fire chief authorize it only in writing, with free permits for farming, pest control, and bonfires and paid permits for everything else. On top of that standing rule, the county can proclaim a total burn ban during extraordinary fire-hazard conditions, punishable by up to $100 per violation.
§ 150.26 OPEN BURNING. Open burning shall be prohibited unless authorized in writing by the local fire chief or his designee. ... § 92.02 OPEN FIRES DURING TIME OF PROCLAMATION PROHIBITED. No person shall, when a proclamation (and/or executive order) as provided for in § 92.01 has been issued, light or maintain an open fire at any location in Campbell County while such proclamation is in effect.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
Campbell County bans open burning as a default rule and only lifts that ban through a written permit. 321, 815 KAR 10:040, Kentucky's fire prevention code), states plainly that open burning shall be prohibited unless authorized in writing by the local fire chief or his designee. 25, that written permit must be applied for and is issued by the fire chief or the fire department with jurisdiction over the property, except that no fee is charged for open-burning permits used for agricultural, silvicultural, range, or wildlife-management practices, disease or pest control, heating for outdoor workers, or a bonfire; every other permit carries a fee the Fiscal Court sets from time to time. 330. 26 permit already on hand.
Violations & Fines
Violating the standing open-burning permit rule of § 150.26 is enforced through the Standards of Safety chapter's penalty section, § 150.99; violating a fire-hazard proclamation ban under § 92.02 is punishable under § 92.99 by a fine of up to $100 for each offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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