Yuma, AZ Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Yuma, AZ, 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
- Permit fee
- $150.00 Open Burning permit, fire fee schedule
- Governing adoption
- § 131-15, 2024 International Fire Code as amended
- Destructor setback
- 500 ft from residences/fuel storage, 250 ft power lines
- Burning hours
- 1 hr after sunrise to 2 hrs before sunset
- Weekend/holiday burning
- Not authorized under § 2811.7
- Enforcer
- Yuma Fire Department, Community Risk Reduction division
Summary
Open burning in Yuma requires a Fire Department permit costing $150, and operators using an air curtain destructor or firebox for agricultural or lumber waste must also hold an ADEQ permit, keep fixed distances from buildings and power lines, and burn only within set daily hours.
Section 307.4 Location. Amend to read. "The location for open burning shall be at the approval of the Authority Having Jurisdiction, as outlined in the required operational permit from section 105.5.36." ... 2811.1. Outdoor fires in an air curtain destructor/firebox. Prior to conducting an outdoor fire in an air curtain destructor or firebox, the owner or operator of the air curtain destructor shall obtain an applicable permit from ADEQ, and follow all applicable state requirements in addition to this section. ... 2811.3 Equipment Set-Up. (1) An owner or operator of an air curtain destructor shall use a firebox and not a pit or trench to conduct outdoor burning. ... 2811.7 Burning Hours for Air Curtain Destructors. (1) Year-round: ignite fire no earlier than one hour after sunrise; and (2) Year-round: extinguish fire no later than two hours before sunset ... Burning using an air curtain destructor is not authorized on weekends or on holidays.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-74: Current through May 20, 2026).
Full Breakdown
36, meaning every open burn needs Yuma Fire Department sign-off through an operational permit. 00. The code adds an entire new section, 2811, for the air curtain destructors and fireboxes used to burn agricultural, timber and lumber waste in Yuma's farming areas: operators must first obtain an ADEQ permit and follow state rules, must burn inside a lined firebox rather than a pit or trench, must keep destructors at least 500 feet from any residence, pipeline or fuel storage area and 250 feet from power lines, and must space multiple destructors at least 1,000 feet apart.
Burning hours run no earlier than one hour after sunrise and must stop at least two hours before sunset, with loading cut off two hours before the end of burning; burning is barred outright on weekends and holidays, and only on days ADEQ designates as a local burn day. A long list of prohibited materials, including tires, treated wood, plastics, asbestos and hazardous waste, may never be burned in the destructor. 1, administers and enforces these permits.
Violations & Fines
Burning without the required operational permit, or violating the fire code's location, distance, hours or prohibited-materials conditions, is enforceable under amended Section 113.4, which subjects violators to the penalty and fine described in this ordinance, and amended Section 113.3.3 lets the city attach any enforcement action taken against the property as a lien on the real estate itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to burn debris outdoors in Yuma?
What extra rules apply to agricultural or lumber-yard burning?
Can I burn on a weekend in Yuma?
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Sources & Official References
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