Spokane Valley, WA Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Spokane Valley lies within the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) jurisdiction, and as an urban-growth-area incorporated city, residential burning of yard and garden debris is prohibited. The Spokane Valley Fire Department states that yard and garden debris, including garden trimmings, tree branches, grass clippings, leaves and needles that originate on the maintained, improved area of a property, is never allowed to be burned for disposal. Residents are directed to compost, use curbside green-waste service, or haul material to a transfer station instead. What is allowed is a recreational fire (a backyard campfire or fire pit) using only approved fuels such as seasoned chopped firewood, charcoal, natural gas or propane; burning trash, yard debris or treated/painted wood is not permitted. Even recreational fires can be suspended: during the hot, dry summer months the Spokane Valley Fire Department orders a Fire Danger Burn Restriction, and SRCAA can impose air-quality burn bans when fine-particle (smoke) levels or air stagnation increase. Before lighting any outdoor fire, residents are advised to check current conditions with the fire department or SRCAA (509-477-4727). Land-clearing and agricultural burning, where it would otherwise be considered, also requires SRCAA permitting and is generally not available within the urban area. Because the city does not issue residential burn permits for yard debris, the practical rule is: no debris burning, recreational fires only when not restricted.