Skip to main content

Language: Español

Help

Short guides to checking the burn status and registering your burn. If your question is about a rule, such as what you may burn, ask your fire agency.

Can't find what you need? See the frequently asked questions or contact us. In an emergency, call 911.

Checking the status

  • Check the burn statusHow to check whether burning is allowed at an address, what the four answers mean, and why we never show an old or uncertain answer as allowed.

Burning

  • Register a burnHow to register the day you plan to burn, why registering is not permission, and what the agencies' questions and terms are for.
  • Check in and end your burnWhat to do on your burn day. Check in before you light, tell us if you are not burning, report when the fire is out, and what happens if burning closes.

Messages and account

  • Text messagesThe text messages BeforeYouBurn sends, from sign-in codes to do-not-burn notices, how to use the core burn actions by text, and how to stop messages.
  • Your accountHow sign-in works with a phone or email code, adding more ways to sign in, merging accounts, downloading your data and deleting your account.