Burn Barrels

Burn barrels are only authorized in certain rural areas where homeowners are allowed to use a burn barrel to contain an open outdoor fire in addition to the burning of non-glossy paper and cardboard. Areas allowed a burn barrel exemption were granted to the District by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The exemption allows burn barrels in certain authorized rural areas of Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties which do not have garbage service/recycling.

The exempted areas are determined by zip code and are based on population density and location. Currently, the areas where burn barrels are allowed (exempted areas) are:

Gasquet	Blocksburg	Bridgeville
Ettersburg	Orleans	Petrolia
Burnt Ranch	Coffee Creek	Covington Mill
Del Loma	Denny	Douglas City
Dinsmore	New Harris	Hawkins Bar
Forest Glen	Hayfork	Hyampom
Junction City	Mad River	Peanut
Wildwood	Zenia	Big Bar
Kettenpom	Orick	Post Mountain
Ruth	Somes Bar	Trinity Center
Trinity Lake

A District Burn Permit must be obtained and the District determines your exemption status when your permit is issued.