Outdoor burning rules in Kanawha County, WV — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Outdoor burning is legal in Kanawha County, but West Virginia's forest-fire seasons confine it to 5 p.m.–7 a.m. each spring and fall, and burning household trash is banned statewide under WV DEP air rules.
Two layers govern outdoor burning. W. Va. Code §20-3-5 designates March 1 to May 31 and October 1 to December 31 as forest-fire seasons; during them a fire may burn only between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. and must sit inside a cleared safety strip with someone attending. On top of that, WV DEP air-quality rules prohibit burning household garbage, and only clean vegetative material may be burned. The WV Division of Forestry issues burn bans during drought, which can hit dry spells along the Kanawha and Elk River valleys. Outside fire season, burning yard debris in daylight is generally allowed with a cleared strip.
Burning outside the 5 p.m.–7 a.m. season window violates §20-3-5, with fines of $100 to $1,000 plus a $200 civil penalty. Burning household trash is a separate WV DEP air-quality violation.
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