Outdoor burning rules in Kent, WA — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Kent prohibits residential yard-waste burning year round under Puget Sound Clean Air Agency rules. Only clean-firewood recreational fires are allowed when no burn ban is active.
Kent lies within the PSCAA boundary, and WAC 173-425 together with local air-quality rules prohibit residential outdoor burning of yard debris, leaves, and trash in urban growth areas including all of Kent. Only recreational fires (small, clean firewood, for warmth or cooking) and rare permitted land-clearing burns outside the no-burn zone are allowed, and even these are suspended during stage 1 or stage 2 burn bans declared by PSCAA. Burning garbage, construction debris, plastics, tires, or treated wood is always illegal. Residents should compost yard waste, use the city curbside yard-debris collection, or haul material to a transfer station. Land-clearing burns in the very limited areas still eligible require a permit from the Washington Department of Natural Resources under RCW 76.04 and may also need a PSCAA burn permit.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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