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City of Redding issued the following announcement.

With the changing weather and the anticipated precipitation later this week, the City of Redding is opening burn season.  Starting on Thursday, November 12, 2020, City of 

Redding residents may obtain a burn permit and start burning piles on authorized burn days.    

The Redding Fire Department offers two types of burn permits; the “Door-Yard” permit and the “Fuel Mitigation” permit.   The “Door-Yard” permit is for residential use, is free and 

can be easily obtained online by going to www.reddingfire.org.  Just print and fill out the permit to have on hand during burning operations.  This free permit allows one to burn a 

maximum 4’ foot pile size during the months of November and the following April.  Due to fire season being extended into the November burn month, burning will be extended into 

December to allow residents a full 30 days of burning.

The “Fuel Mitigation” permit is $16 and can be obtained by calling the Redding Fire Department at 530-225-4141 and we will email you the application and obtain the $16 fee over 

the phone.  An inspection of the pile(s) and burn area are required by an inspector from the Redding Fire Department.  This “Fuel Mitigation” permit allows one to burn larger piles 

such as 10’ in diameter and is good for both residential and commercial properties.  The Fuel Mitigation permit allows one to burn on authorized burn days throughout the winter 

months, typically until the end of April.

Regardless of the permit needed, please follow all burn day and safety regulations.  Prior to burning each day, call 530-224-8777 after 9:15am and listen to the daily updated 

message on whether or not it’s a permissive burn day.  In order to mitigate the deterioration of air quality, the Shasta County Air Quality Management District has published 

guidelines for open burning that can be found at www.co.shasta.ca.us.  On designated burn days in the City of Redding fires may be ignited between 10am and 3pm and fires must 

be out by 5pm. 

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