Plano, TX Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Plano Code Chapter 8 adopts the 2021 International Fire Code and prohibits any open outdoor burning within city limits at all times. This includes burning leaves, brush, construction debris, and household trash. Agricultural and prescribed burns are not permitted in urbanized Plano. The blanket ban is stricter than state rules because Plano lies inside the 10-county DFW ozone nonattainment area regulated under Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rule 30 TAC 111.209, which further limits outdoor burning to reduce ground-level ozone precursors. Permitted exceptions are narrow and must be approved in advance by the Plano Fire Marshal: small ceremonial fires on approved premises, training burns at the Plano Fire Training Center, and cooking fires using approved appliances (propane, natural gas, or charcoal grills) that are not classified as open burning. Recreational backyard fires in fire pits are addressed separately under the backyard fires rule and are heavily restricted. Report violations to Plano non-emergency dispatch or Plano Fire Marshal's Office.