Tinley Park, IL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Tinley Park regulates burning through two chapters of the Village Code. 05 states that the burning of any combustible waste is governed by the current fire prevention code adopted in Chapter 95, and requires anyone wanting to hold a bonfire to first obtain a permit through the Fire Department. 01, giving the Fire Prevention Bureau authority to set conditions on any burn. 02(J) of the nuisance chapter declares it a nuisance to cause or permit open burning of garbage or other discarded solid materials, or to burn such materials in any chamber not approved by the Illinois Pollution Control Board or the Illinois EPA.

That means backyard burn barrels and trash fires are treated as code violations even without a permit application, while a supervised bonfire arranged through the Fire Department is the only lawful path to an open flame for combustible waste. 99(B) caps that fine at $750 for violations of the nuisance chapter generally, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense. Enforcement runs through the Fire Prevention Bureau for permit questions and through Code Enforcement for nuisance complaints about garbage burning. Homeowners planning a permitted bonfire event need to apply with the Fire Department before the event, since the code sets no automatic right to burn yard debris without going through this permitting or the village's separate landscape waste collection program.