4 PM BURNING LAW IN EFFECT
FEBRUARY 15th – APRIL 30th
MAXIMUM FINE $500.00
BURNING LAW IN BRIEF:
1. No burning until after 4:00 p.m. if the fire is within 300 feet of woodland, brushland, or field containing dry grass or other inflammable material.
2. Fire must be attended at all times if the fire is within 150 feet of woodland or other dry fuel leading to woodland.
3. No fuel may be added or fire started after midnight.
4. Law applies to campfires, warming fires, brush piles, household trash, stumps, fields of dry grass and brush, or anything capable of spreading fire.
Contact the Virginia Department of Forestry for additional information.