Kentucky law has guidelines for open burning. Become familiar with these laws before starting a fire to ensure you are burning in a legal and safe manner. Be sure to check with the Judge Executive’s office or EMA for any current burn bans.
Fire Hazard Season Restrictions
Oct. 1 – Dec. 15 & Feb. 15 – Apr. 30
Burning within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland area is allowed only in the evening hours between 6 pm and 6 am.
For more information visit the Kentucky Environmental Protection Agency website.
Allowable Open Burning
- Fires for cooking.
- Recreational and ceremonial fires.
- Construction site warming fires (contained, clean lumber only).
- Fires set for recognized agricultural practices.
- Prescribed burning for forest, range, ecological or wildlife management.
- Fires set for weed abatement, disease and pest prevention.
- Fires set to dispose of natural growth from land clearing and storms.
- Fires for disposal of household paper products.
- Approved fire fighter training.
- Fires set for the prevention of a fire hazard.
Prohibited Open Burning
- Home & Farm:
- Animal bedding
- Hay
- Muck piles
- Grass clippings
- Agricultural plastic
- Structures of any kind including barns, sheds and trailers
- Construction:
- Construction, demolition or renovation debris
- Asbestos
- Shingles
- Drywall
- Structures of any kind
- Household:
- Food scraps
- Plastic or products containing plastic
- Cans
- Glass
- Styrofoam
- Diapers
- Wood materials:
- Fence posts
- Wood mulch, chips or shavings
- Sawdust
- Painted, stained or pressure treated wood
- All wooden building materials
- Miscellaneous:
- Tires
- Furniture
- Carpeting
- Insulation
- Coated wire
- Rubber
- Used oil
- Waste from any business, school, church or farm
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