Kissimmee, FL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Kissimmee, FL, 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
- Governing rule
- Permit required for any open burning
- Airport buffer
- 1,000 feet from active runway
- Yard trash
- Burning banned where pickup is offered
- Cost
- Violator pays extinguishing costs
Summary
Kissimmee prohibits all open burning inside city limits unless the fire department issues a permit, bans yard-trash burning wherever curbside pickup is offered, and lets fire crews extinguish any noncompliant fire at the violator's expense.
Any open burning not specifically allowed by permit is prohibited. No person shall ignite, cause to be ignited, permit to be ignited, suffer, allow, burn, conduct or maintain any prohibited open burning. The city fire department may extinguish or cause to be extinguished any fire that is unauthorized or does not comply with this section. ... All open burning of yard trash where trash pickup service is provided is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 24-52 of the city code bans all open burning citywide unless a fire department permit specifically allows it. Burning is barred within 1,000 feet of an airport runway, when it cuts roadway visibility below 1,000 feet, during air-stagnation advisories, and, with no exception, for yard trash anywhere trash pickup service already runs. Land-clearing debris cannot be hauled off-site for burning elsewhere in the city. Anyone who ignites a prohibited fire pays the cost if the fire department has to put it out, on top of any fine.
Violations & Fines
Igniting, allowing, or maintaining open burning without a permit is unlawful; violators owe the cost of any fire department response and extinguishment, plus applicable fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I burn yard debris in my Kissimmee backyard?
What if my open fire causes a problem?
Sources & Official References
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