Open Burning
Listed below you will find a short summary of the open burning laws in New Kent County, as well as the complete county code for reference. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact the New Kent Fire-Rescue Life Safety Division.
Homeowners: You may burn small piles of yard debris, leaves, and brush between the hours of 4 p.m. and Midnight without a permit, if the following conditions are met:
- The burning pile is 50 feet or more away from the dwelling.
- It is in a controlled pile where there is no opportunity for fire spread.
- The burning pile must not contain any refuse of plastics, rubber, hazardous materials, or petroleum products.
- Any pile larger than normal household brush clearance MUST have a permit issued from the Fire Marshall’s office, especially burning for the purposes of land clearing.
- If a permit is required, it MUST be obtained by the Fire Marshall’s office at least 14 days prior to the start of burning.
To access the New Kent County Code, please click here.
Please click here to download the Burn Permit form.
Community Updates
Volunteer Orientation Information
Watch the WRIC Channel 8 News Volunteers Needed report on NKFR in the NEWS
Daily Calendar
| February - 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | ||||
Copyright © 2012
New Kent Fire-Rescue
PO Box 209
New Kent, Virginia 23124
Phone: (804)966-9618
Fax: (804)966-2903