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Contact UsReno, NV. October 27, 2025 – Open burning, also known as pile burning for residents who reside in the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) will be allowed effective Monday, November 3, 2025, through April 30, 2026, weather permitting, and with an approved burn permit. This marks a change from previous years, when the District allowed open burning in a single month in the winter and in early spring.
Residents can expect to see multiple smoke sightings during the open burning period. Call 9-1-1 if you see a clear fire threat, such as an unattended pile burn.
Pile burning refers to the burning of cut and stacked vegetation, which is a useful method for reducing combustible vegetation and creating defensible space.
Pile burning will be allowed only under the following two conditions:
Pile burning will be allowed through April 30, 2026, as long as conditions permit and can change at any time.
Pile burning on properties outside of the Truckee Meadows Hydrographic Basin 87 is limited to parcels 1 acre in size or larger. Parcels inside the Truckee Meadows Hydrographic Basin 87 must be 2 acres in size or larger. After submitting the application online, users will be immediately approved or denied a burn permit based on their property location and parcel size.
In order to burn, ALL residents must file a 2025-2026 Burn Permit with TMFPD. The automated permit application can be accessed online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Before initiating any open burning, visit the home page of the Fire District’s website at www.tmfpd.us to determine whether or not it is a permissible burn day, or call the burn hotline at 775.328.6000, option 1. If a red flag appears on the District’s homepage, burning will not be allowed under any circumstances.
Residents must be aware of rules & regulations to pile burn in the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and are responsible for their burn and will be held liable if they fail to abide by proper burning procedures and cause a wildfire.
Nevada Revised Statue 474.550 provides that: “Any person, firm, association, or agency which willfully or negligently causes a fire may be charged with the expenses incurred in extinguishing the fire or meeting the emergency and the cost of necessary patrol.”
A burn permit is NOT required from TMFPD for residential recreational fires, cooking or ceremonial fires, agricultural fires, outdoor fireplaces, portable outdoor fireplaces, barbeque grills. A recreational fire is an outdoor fire in a fire pit or ring 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height where materials other than rubbish are being burned.
Residents should check their Homeowner Association requirements on regulations governing recreational fires.
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