Jacksonville Beach, FL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 10-4.01 puts open burning inside the city limits under local ordinance and ties it to three outside rule sets: the Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC), the Air Quality Branch of the Jacksonville/Duval County Environmental Quality Division, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The city adds its own gate on top. Any open burning must be approved and permitted by the fire official, who works from the city's Fire Department and Fire Marshal's office under Chapter 10.

The code names the situations where a permit can be granted: land clearing, ceremonial situations, or other special events. Once allowed, seven conditions attach. The burn cannot be left unattended and needs a responsible party at the site at all times. It is limited to daylight hours unless the permit lists specified hours. An extinguishing agent or a water supply with hose must be readily available. The fire cannot create a safety hazard or nuisance for residents or block a motorist's vision on a roadway. It must meet air quality standards for Duval County. It cannot be conducted within fifty (50) feet of a structure, and wind conditions cannot exceed fifteen (15) miles per hour.

The notice step matters in practice. The responsible party tells the fire official the date and time of the requested burn so compliance can be checked, and if the request is approved the fire official notifies emergency communications and the air quality branch of the location, date and time.

Subsection (f) is flat: trash and rubbish fires are prohibited at any time, and the list covers wiring, household waste, yard collections and construction debris. Burning leaves or grass is prohibited. Subsection (g) separately bars open fires, campfires, grills and cooking or heating devices on the beach, and subsection (h) requires commercial incinerators to carry an adequate spark arrestor.