Outdoor burning rules in St. Johns County, 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.
Open burning in St. Johns County is state-regulated. Small yard-trash piles of leaves and limbs may be burned, but land-clearing and larger burns require authorization from the Florida Forest Service, and burning trash, tires, or treated wood is always prohibited.
Under Fla. Stat. 590.125, open burning requires authorization from the Florida Forest Service before the burn starts. St. Johns County allows residents to burn certain yard trash — leaves, limbs, and plant clippings — but Fire Rescue recommends free curbside yard-waste pickup instead to cut wildfire risk and improve air quality. Larger land-clearing and agricultural burns must be permitted through the Florida Forest Service, and a bonfire needs a permit from the County Fire Marshal. Burning tires, rubber, asphalt, roofing material, treated lumber, plastics, garbage, and household trash is prohibited. During drought the county issues burn bans that halt all outdoor burning.
Burning without required authorization, burning prohibited materials, or burning during a burn ban brings fire-code and Forest Service enforcement, plus liability for damages and suppression costs if a fire escapes.
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