(WNY News Now) In order to avoid wildfires and protect public safety, New York State has implemented a burn restriction, which limits outdoor fires.
Throughout the state, this burn ban forbids the lighting of open fires for cooking, uncontained campfires, and outdoor burning for the removal of vegetation and debris. Small, contained cooking fires are permitted, as are backyard fire pits and contained campfires that are no more than three feet in height and four feet in length, width, or circumference. Throughout the year, it is illegal in New York State to burn trash or leaves. Burn restrictions are also in place in a number of municipalities.
Visit DEC’s FIREWISE New York website to learn more about fire safety and prevention.