Twin Falls County, ID Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 4-4-3 of the burning regulations chapter makes it unlawful to open burn any garbage upon land, lots, premises, alleys, rights of way, roads, streets or highways anywhere in the county, with no exception for private property. Burn permits for other lawful fires are handled locally rather than by the county itself: section 4-4-6 requires that burning permits be obtained from the fire district where the fire will be located, with that district setting its own issuance procedures. Section 4-4-7 then gives fire officials real authority to override an existing permit: a fire chief, assistant chief, fire officer or fire marshal can require that open burning be immediately discontinued, even where a valid permit was already issued, if smoke from the burning becomes a nuisance, creates a hazardous condition, or a regional burn ban has been declared by a fire management agency or the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.

Enforcement runs through uniform citations under section 4-4-10, issued by a law enforcement officer, including Twin Falls County Sheriff's deputies, and served personally on the property owner, occupant or person in charge. Special fires, bonfires, recreational fires and other open burning covered by chapter 3 of the International Fire Code, are allowed only at the discretion of the fire chief for the district where the fire will occur under section 4-4-8.