Fire Department

555 Washington St. . Red Bluff, CA . (530)527-1126
FAX (530) 529-4768

City of Red Bluff Residential Burning Regulations

YOU MUST FIRST CALL THE TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AT 527-8320 PRIOR TO BURNING.

Although a written permit from the Red Bluff Fire Department is not necessary, residential burning of leaves can be conducted only in accordance with the following rules:

Must be an authorized burn day. Hours are designated by the Air Pollution Control Office (527-8320).
The fire must be in one or more small heaps or piles. You may only burn leaves.
The fire must be set in the concrete portion of the street gutter and the piles of leaves must be small enough so that the heat does not damage the asphalt portion of the roadway.
There must be at least one adult in actual attendance with water, garden hose, shovel, or other fire extinguishing equipment on hand.

BURNING IN A BURN BARREL OR INCINERATOR

Effective January 1, 2004, residential burn barrels and/or incinerators are no longer authorized per the State of California. For more information on this please visit the State of California Air Resources Board website.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE BURNING REGULATIONS MAY RESULT IN A CITATION BEING ISSUED BY THE RED BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT PER RED BLUFF CITY CODE SECTION 8.10.

If you have any more questions regarding the burning regulations within the Red Bluff city limits, then please call the fire department at (530) 527-1126.