Outdoor burning rules in Richmond, TX — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Richmond, as an incorporated city in Fort Bend County, bars outdoor burning of brush, debris, and trash inside the city limits regardless of state burn-ban status.
The Fort Bend County Fire Marshal confirms that incorporated cities, including Richmond, enforce local ordinances that prohibit outdoor burning inside their corporate boundaries. Burning of yard debris, brush piles, construction waste, or household trash is not permitted within Richmond regardless of whether a county burn ban is currently active. Limited exceptions for cooking fires in approved containers and ceremonial fires may apply only with express Fire Marshal approval. Violations are handled through Richmond Fire Marshal enforcement and may also trigger TCEQ air-quality penalties for prohibited burning.
Citations from the Richmond Fire Marshal, abatement of the fire, and possible TCEQ penalties for unauthorized open burning.
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