Open Burning Rules

Effective March 3, 2020, OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED. No person shall burn or cause to be burned any leaves, grass, wood, rubbish, waste, recyclable paper products, recyclable cardboard, painted wood, pressure treated lumber, and/or any material made of in whole or in part or coated with rubber, plastic, leather or petroleum based materials, and/or products containing flammable materials or other combustible material. 

 

An Open Burning Permit may be issued by the Fire Chief or designee for prescribed vegetation management purposes subject to reasonable conditions to mitigate fire hazards. The fee for an Open Burning Permit shall be as set forth in the City’s Official Fee Schedule, §1.90, as set by the Common Council, and is currently $50. Applications for a permit must be submitted to the City Clerk at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the burning.  Supervision and inspection costs shall be billed to the owner of the property upon which supervision or inspection is required. Open Burning Permits shall apply to individual parcels or occupancies and are not transferable from person to person, parcel to parcel or occupancy to occupancy; however, Open Burning Permits may encompass multiple parcels under common ownership if part of a common vegetation management project.

 

Recreational fires and cooking fires are permitted so long as they comply with the conditions set forth in City of Baraboo Ordinance 5.13 (2)

 

To apply for an Open Burning Permit, please click: Open Burning Permit