Henrico County maps no wildfire hazard or WUI zones. Instead, Virginia's '4 PM Burning Law' bars outdoor fires within 300 feet of woodland before 4 p.m. during Feb 15-Apr 30, and the fire chief can declare countywide drought burn bans.
Unlike Western states, Henrico designates no wildfire hazard severity zones. Brush-fire risk is managed through two tools: Va. Code § 10.1-1142, the '4 PM Burning Law,' which makes it unlawful from Feb 15 to Apr 30 to burn within 300 feet of woodland, brushland, or dry-grass fields except between 4:00 p.m. and midnight; and § 11-19, which lets the fire chief prohibit all open burning during declared drought or extraordinary fire-hazard conditions. Henrico's spring leaf-burning hours (§ 11-17) mirror the state 4 p.m. restriction.
Violating the 4 PM law is a Class 3 misdemeanor under Va. Code § 10.1-1142; burning during a county drought ban is unlawful under § 11-19.
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