Redding Fire Department

🔥Burn Season is officially CLOSED.

Effective today, Friday, May 15, 2026, at 8 am all burning within Redding city limits will be suspended until further notice. Current weather conditions no longer support safe open-burning conditions. If you still have vegetative debris to eliminate, here are some options:

◾Utilize your green waste bin. The vegetative materials will need to be cut into pieces no longer than 3.5 feet and no larger than 4” in diameter.

◾The City of Redding Transfer Station, located at 2255 Abernathy Lane in Redding, will accept vegetative debris for a fee. Visit www.cityofredding.gov or call 530-225-6201 for additional information.

◾The West Central Landfill, located at 14095 Clear Creek Road in Igo, and the Waste Management Anderson Landfill, located at 18703 Cambridge Road in Anderson, will take vegetative debris for a fee.

◾Contact a vegetation reduction contractor. The Redding Fire Department does not endorse any particular contractor.

Defensible space is a must for residents of Redding and Shasta County. For information on defensible space and the Home Ignition Zone (HIZ), please visit www.readyforwildfire.org or contact the Redding Fire Department at [email protected] or by calling (530) 225-4141.

For updates and additional information, visit reddingfire.org, and follow the Redding Fire Department at , and the City of Redding at on social media channels.

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, is the last chance for Door Yard Burning before it closes in the City of Redding on Friday, May 15. The Door-Yard permit, available for residential use, allows you to burn a maximum 4’ pile. Please follow all burn day and safety regulations.

Remember that although it may be a permissive burn day, weather conditions can change and make burning unsafe. Call 530-224-8777 after 9:15 am 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 https://www.shastacounty.gov/air-quality/page/burn-day-information.

On designated burn days in the City of Redding, fires may be ignited between 10 am and 3 pm and fires must be out by 5 pm.