Outdoor burning rules in Kootenai County, ID — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Outside city limits you may burn residential yard waste, but during closed fire season (May 10-Oct 20) a free Idaho burn permit is required from burnpermits.idaho.gov, and you must burn only during green air-quality days. No permits for garbage, plastics, tires or construction/trade waste.
Idaho Code 38-115 imposes a closed fire season from May 10 through October 20 when anyone outside city limits burning yard waste or crop residue must first get a free 10-day burn permit at burnpermits.idaho.gov. Kootenai County Fire & Rescue adds that yard-waste burning must be during DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY, attended at all times with a hose or shovel on scene, and at least 25 feet from any structure (including trees and fences). Idaho DEQ prohibits burning garbage, plastics, tires, treated wood, and any trade/construction waste (IDAPA 58.01.01); burn only when DEQ air quality is 'green.'
Burning without a required permit or during a burn ban violates Idaho fire and air-quality law and can trigger fire-district enforcement plus liability for suppression costs of any escaped fire.
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