Today’s Burn Decision

Residential: Burn Day

You may burn today from 9:00am to 7:15pm.

You must be outside of the urban growth areas of Benton County to burn dry vegetation, excluding tumbleweeds. Please use the map below to determine if your location is within an urban growth area.

The following rules apply for residential burning for those who live outside of the urban growth areas of Benton County:

• Only dry natural vegetation may be burned
• Only one pile at a time may be burned, and the pile must be extinguished before ingniting another
• The pile must be no larger than 4 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet tall
• The fire must be located 50 feet from all flamable structures
• You must be in attendance of the fire at all times
• You must not create a nuisance with the smoke from your fire
• The use of burn barrels is prohibited

Residential burning inside of the urban growth areas of Benton County has been permanently banned.  Countywide, both inside and outside of the urban growth areas, there are no restrictions on burning in fireplaces, woodstoves, BBQs, campfires or burning for the disposal of tumbleweeds that have blown onto your property.

Residential Burn Line: 509-783-6198

Agricultural: Burn Day

You may burn today from 9:00am to 7:15pm.

Growers holding permits may burn today. No other grower may burn, with the following exceptions. For burning limited to orchard pruning’s, tumbleweeds, or other vegetation along fence lines, irrigation canals or drainage ditches, no permit is required and burning hours are not restricted. You must inform the Benton Clean Air Agency and your local fire department if you intend to burn for agricultural purposes.

Agricultural Burn Line: 509-783-6570