Islip, NY Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Islip, NY, 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
- State Rule
- 6 NYCRR 215.2 (open-burning prohibition)
- Town Code
- Islip Code Ch. 19, Art. IV (open burning)
- Permit
- Required from state/local air-quality authority
- Never Allowed
- Burning trash, leaves, tires or treated wood
Summary
Open burning is broadly banned in the Town of Islip. New York's statewide rule, 6 NYCRR Part 215, prohibits burning any material in an open fire except for the narrow exceptions in Section 215.3. Islip's Chapter 19 fire code separately bars open burning of grass, brush, leaves, rubbish and building materials unless a permit has been obtained from the state or local air-quality authority. Burning trash, leaves and treated materials is never allowed.
Except as allowed by section 215.3 of this Part, no person shall burn, cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning of any materials in an open fire.
Full Breakdown
' The NYSDEC notes that burning refuse, trash, tires and other solid wastes (including in burn barrels) is prohibited and that only 'charcoal or dry, clean, untreated, and unpainted wood' may be burned in permitted fires. The Town of Islip's Chapter 19 (Fire Prevention), Article IV adds a local prohibition: open burning of grass, brush, leaves, rubbish, building materials and other combustible or flammable materials is prohibited within the Town unless a permit for such open burning has first been obtained from the state or local air and water quality management authority, and that permit must be present at the burn site and available for inspection by the Fire Department, Police Department or Division of Fire Prevention. The Chief Fire Marshal may prohibit all such fires anywhere in the Town when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make them hazardous.
Violations & Fines
Unlawful open burning violates 6 NYCRR Part 215 (NYSDEC enforcement and penalties) and Islip Chapter 19; the Division of Fire Prevention may order the fire extinguished, and fire-code violations carry fines starting at not less than $1,000 for a first offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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