Outdoor burning rules in Green Bay, WI — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Green Bay allows recreational fires in approved containers on private property. Fire pits must be at least 25 feet from structures. Open burning of yard waste prohibited within city limits. Campfires require a fire ring or pit.
WI DNR regulates outdoor burning in DNR fire protection areas. Burning permits required roughly April through November. Burning garbage, tires, treated wood, and plastic prohibited statewide. Green Bay may prohibit all outdoor burning except recreational fires in approved containers. County burn bans apply during high fire danger. Yard waste should use city compost programs. Agricultural burning has separate DNR rules. WI Stat. §26.12 covers setting fire to land.
DNR violation: $200 to $2,000. WI Stat. §26.12: misdemeanor. City fines: $100 to $500. Liable for suppression costs.
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