Tustin, CA Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Tustin, CA, also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance, set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Key Facts
- Wind/humidity trigger
- Winds >8 mph, humidity <25%
- Absolute wind cutoff
- 20 mph, any fuel type
- Rubbish burning
- Approved incinerator only
- Enforcing agency
- Orange County Fire Authority
Summary
Outdoor fires burning wood or solid fuel are barred in the City of Tustin under City Code § 8104(f) whenever sustained winds top 8 mph with humidity under 25%, a red-flag condition is declared, or the fire code official posts a warning; all outdoor fires of any fuel type are barred above 20 mph winds. Rubbish and combustible waste may only be burned in an approved incinerator under § 8104(g).
305.6 Hazardous conditions. Outdoor fires burning wood or other solid fuel are not allowed when any of the following conditions applies:1.When predicted sustained winds exceed 8 MPH and relative humidity is less than 25%, or a red flag condition has been declared.2.When an official sign was caused to be posted by the fire code official, or a public announcement is made No outdoor fires using any fuel type are permitted when predicted sustained winds exceed 20 MPH or when such fires present a hazard as determined by the fire code official. ... 305.7 Disposal of rubbish. ... Rubbish, trash or combustible waste material shall be burned only within an approved incinerator and in accordance with Section 307.2.1.
Full Breakdown
Tustin's Fire Code amendment at City Code § 8104(f) adds Section 305.6, Hazardous conditions, which prohibits outdoor fires burning wood or other solid fuel whenever predicted sustained winds exceed 8 mph and relative humidity is under 25%, whenever a red-flag warning has been declared, or whenever the fire code official has posted an official sign or made a public announcement restricting burning. Above 20 mph sustained winds, or whenever the fire code official otherwise determines a hazard exists, no outdoor fire of any fuel type, gas or solid, is permitted at all.
A companion amendment, Section 305.7 at City Code § 8104(g), separately bars burning rubbish, trash or combustible waste material anywhere except in an approved incinerator, cross-referencing the disposal standard in Section 307.2.1. These hazardous-condition and rubbish rules sit on top of, and apply in addition to, the City's more detailed local rules for fire pits, fire rings and outdoor fireplaces, which separately restrict wood and solid-fuel burning near combustible structures and bar it entirely within a fuel modification zone or an adopted Wildfire Risk Area or Wildland-Urban Interface Area, unless the fire code official finds the device's location or design would reasonably prevent a wildfire start.
A backyard fire pit that is legal on a calm, humid day can become unlawful the moment the fire code official or a red-flag declaration changes the conditions.
Violations & Fines
Lighting or continuing an outdoor wood or solid-fuel fire once winds exceed 8 mph with humidity under 25%, after a red-flag declaration, or above the 20 mph absolute cutoff, is a Fire Code violation enforced by OCFA, an infraction or misdemeanor under City Code § 8104(a), with each day of a continuing hazard treated as a separate offense.
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