October 21st-May 9th: Burn permits are not required for burning slash.  

May 10th-June 30th: Burn permits are required and obtained at Idaho Department of Lands.

July 1st-October 20th: No burning is allowed: Boise County Outdoor Burning Ordinance 2017-01 with exception of campfires or fires within an approved fire structure.

• Contact the Sheriff's Office and/or local fire department prior to burning.

• Recreational/camp fires are allowed year-round unless Fire Restrictions (see below) are in effect. During the County Preventive Burn Ordinance (County Closed Season), recreational fires must be kept to a manageable size of 3' diameter and 2' in height or smaller. Read below for more information on the this ordinance. 

• At any time of year, you may be held criminally or financially liable for any escaped fire you start, so please follow and understand the rules as their intent is to prevent wildfires.

State Closed Season for Fires (State Statute 38-115 and 38-116): During the time of May 10th to October 20th each year, any person who burns slash, logs, stumps, grass or other debris must first obtain a permit from Idaho Department of Lands. Campfires are allowed without a permit, so long as "Fire Restrictions" or other rule does not further prohibit them. 

BURN PERMITS

Statute 38-115:   CLOSED SEASON FOR FIRES — PERMITS — REGULATIONS — EXTENSION OF CLOSED SEASON — SUSPENSION OF PERMITS — PENALTY 

Statute 38-116:  CAMPFIRES — ACTS PROHIBITED — PENALTY 

Boise County Outdoor Burning Ordinance 2017-01: This ordinance further restricts open burning in Boise County from State Law. During the time of July 1st to October 20th (County Closed Season) each year, all open burning is prohibited with the exception of campfires that must be kept to a reasonable size (3'wx3'wx2'h) in an area free of combustible debris or structures for 50' and at least one adult present until the fire is out. 

Please explore the links below for more information about current fire restrictions in your area:

IDL Fire Restrictions Page and Current Plan

BLM Public Fire Information Page

Fire Restrictions: 

Fire restrictions are meant to prevent human-caused wildfires. There are Stage I and Stage II restrictions, with specific prohibited activities for each. Restrictions can be declared in a portion of the state or in multiple areas by local authorities. Local agencies follow established, statewide-approved guidelines for implementing fire restrictions in their geographic areas. Fire restrictions are implemented in accordance with the criteria established in the Idaho Fire Restrictions Plan. 

This is an abbreviated list of criteria for Stage 1 and 2 Fire Restrictions. 

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions: 

• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire or stove fire except     within a designated recreation site. If you live within a city limit or incorporated area; follow local direction. If you own land outside city limits or incorporated area, you may  have a campfire on your own land but only within a fire structure.
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a designated recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.

Stage 2 Fire Restrictions: 

• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire or stove fire. Campfires are not allowed anywhere when under Stage 2 restrictions.
• Smoking except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a designated recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
• Operating motorized vehicles off designated roads and trails.
• The following acts are prohibited from 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. A patrol is required  for one hour (three hours for anyone engaged in a Forest Operation requiring a Certificate of Compliance) following cessation of all work as described in a, b, and c below.

         NOTE: Option 1 Certificates of Compliance are exempt from three-hour fire watches.

•            a. Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal   combustion engine for felling, bucking, skidding, processing, road building and woodcutting during industrial operations or firewood gathering.
•            b. Blasting, welding, or other activities that generate flame or flammable material.
•            c. Using an explosive.

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality: 

The Idaho DEQ website has important information about burning. Please explore their website for the most current information. 

DEQ monitors daily air quality and weather conditions throughout the state to evaluate whether outdoor open burning should be limited to protect public health. Local ordinances may also restrict or prohibit open burning due to air quality or fire safety conditions. 

If you live within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, check with your tribal air quality office before burning.

Unless a burn ban is in effect or other restrictions apply, outdoor open burning of the following allowed materials may proceed.

• Residential burning, including the use of burn barrels
• Recreational fires (e.g., campfires, ceremonial fires, backyard fire pits)
• Weed control along fence lines, ditch banks, and rock piles
• Orchard clippings on the property where they were generated
• Landfill disposal site burning
• Prescribed fire, including slash piles
• Crop residue burning on fields where the crops were grown 
• Training fires for fire department and land managers

• Garbage from food preparation
• Plastics
• Dead animals or animal waste
• Materials from vehicles, such as junk motor vehicles or parts, tires, and other rubber material
• Construction material, such as asphaltic materials, tar and petroleum materials, paints, treated wood, and insulated wire
• Trade waste, including any waste generated by construction, commercial, or industrial activity