Safe Burning in Alaska"Learn Before you Burn!"
- Burn Permits are required in Alaska from April 1st to August 31st.
*Burn permits are required state-wide unless area is covered by a more stringent local or federal permit. - Small Scale Burn Permits are required for burn barrels, burning a maintained lawn of less than 1 acre, and a brush pile of organic material not exceeding 10 feet in diameter by 4 feet in height.
- Large Scale Burn Permits are required for any burning of wooded debris that exceeds the size and complexity of the small-scale burn permit including agricultural parcels, land clearing, and logging operations. Additional equipment and site inspection may be required.
- Campfires less than 3 feet in diameter do NOT require a Burn Permit.
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Find a Safer Alternative to Burning: Use this interactive map to locate the nearest facility that accepts woody debris, grass clippings, leaves, and other yard waste.
Click the icon below to enter your address and find the nearest disposal location.