FOUR TIPS TO FIREWISE BURNING In Missoula County
GETTING A BURNING PERMIT
To obtain a permit, visit the ONLINE PERMIT WEBSITE and
fill out the application, including choice of payment system. Read your permit carefully for important information. Permits
also available from your local fire department if/when staffed.
ACTIVATING THE BURN PERMIT
Call the phone number listed
on your permit after 9 am on the day that you want to burn. ONLINE PERMIT: https://app.mt.gov/burnpermit/
THINKING
FIREWISE
Knowing WHAT and HOW TO BURN is important. Remember: If your fire get out of control,YOU WILL BE LIABLE for suppression costs
and property damage.
FIRE OUT BY 4 PM
All General Outdoor Burns must begin after 9 am and be fully extinguished--NO SMOKE AT ALL--
by 4 pm, unless your local fire department has granted an extension.
MAKE SURE you have the right tools and
your permit is activated on a
GO BURN DAY. Thanks for helping to keep Missoula fire safe.
When it comes to the best conditions for
Outdoor Burning in Missoula County, Montana, our topography creates three airsheds. We also have
Special Impact Zones. There's one for the Seeley Lake area, and another for the Missoula Vallery, where smoke from
many backyard burns can have a huge impact on public health.
Find maps of these Airsheds and Zones here on this page >>>.
Also visit
the
Missoula City-County Environmental Health Division website or call them at (406) 258-4755. You can also check
with your local
fire department for more information.
NOTE: There are several types of Burn Permits. With General Outdoor
Burning, the public can burn natural vegetation and untreated lumber. Exception: Those who live in and right
GENERAL OUTDOOR BURNING RULES:
WHAT you CAN burn:
* ONLY natural vegetation and untreated dimensional lumber that
is generated on your property.
WHAT you CANNOT burn:
* Wastes generated by a business.
* Material moved from other
locations to your property.
* Piles of leaves or grass clippings cannot be burned IF YOU LIVE within the Air Stagnation
Zone, which includes the City of Missoula and an area roughly 4 1/2 miles around it. Leaves and clippings simply produce too
much smoke.
Examples of prohibited materials include
household garbage, dead animals, animal droppings, treated wood, chemicals
or synthetics, such as rubber and plastics. *** Burning prohibited materials can produce harmful smoke
or even cause explosions
and you can be charged with illegal burning.***
