Burn Requirements
For more information contact Woodburn Fire District's burn line at (503) 982-0011, or the DEQ's Western Region-Salem office toll free at 1-800-349-7677.
It is against the law to conduct any open burning that:
- Is not attended by a responsible person
- Unreasonably interferes with enjoyment of life or property
- Creates a public nuisance
- Is a hazard to public safety
DEQ regulations prohibit open burning any time, anywhere in Oregon of the following materials:
- Rubber products, including tires
- Plastic
- Wet garbage and food waste
- Petroleum and petroleum-treated materials
- Asphalt and asbestos
- Wire insulation
- Automobile parts
- Animal remains
- Any material that produces dense smoke or noxious odors.
DEQ regulations prohibit open building of commercial waste in the Willamette Valley. Examples of commercial waste are materials from:
- Offices
- Wholesale and retail yards and outlets
- Warehouses
- Restaurants
- Mobile home parks
- Domestic waste removed from property of origin
- Waste from dwellings that contain four or more living units
OREGON OPEN BURN LAWS PROTECT AIR QUALITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
Pollution from outdoor burning can pose a threat to public health and the environment, and can be a public nuisance. Using fire to dispose of debris is a major source of complaints to fire departments and environmental agencies.
"Open burning" includes any burning conducted outdoors. A fire in a burn barrel is open burning, as is burning debris in an outdoor fireplace or backyard incinerator. Other examples include burning piles of yard debris, stumps, construction debris or the remains of demolished structures.
