Burn season and restrictions
Firestatus
Where Utah's fire season stands today, what it means for burning in Spring City, and where to check Red Flag Warnings and fire restrictions before you light anything.
Burn status by seasonToday in Spring City:
Normally June 1 to October 31
Closed fire season
You need a written permit before you burn a debris pile, a field, brush or cultivated land. Do not burn until the department issues yours.
Normally November 1 to May 31
Outside the closed season
Utah's closed fire season is over for now. [SPRING CITY'S RULE OUTSIDE FIRE SEASON] Red Flag Warnings apply in every season: do not burn during one.
Season dates come from Utah law, and the State Forester can move them with public notice. This panel goes by the calendar in Mountain Time. It cannot see today's weather, Red Flag Warnings or restriction orders.
The calendar
June 1 to October 31
Utah law closes the fire season across the whole state for these five months, every year. Here is what it means for burning.
Normally June 1 to October 31 Today
Closed fire season
- A written permit before you burn a debris pile, a field, brush, range, forest or cultivated land.
- Notice of roughly when you will burn, given before you light it.
- No burning during a Red Flag Warning: burn permits are not valid then.
- Burning without the permit or the notice is a class C misdemeanor under state law.
Normally November 1 to May 31 Today
Outside the closed season
- [SPRING CITY'S RULE OUTSIDE FIRE SEASON]
- Red Flag Warnings apply in every season: do not burn during one.
- The state forestry division says your local fire department must always be notified before a burn.
The State Forester can start the closed season earlier or extend it where needed. A change is posted on the state forestry division's website and the Utah Public Notice Website at least seven days before it takes effect.
On the day
Before you burn
Four checks, every time, before you light anything.
Have your permit
In the closed season, request a permit early and wait for it. A request is not a permit. Request a burn permit
Check for a Red Flag Warning
Look at the National Weather Service forecast for Spring City (opens in a new tab). If a Red Flag Warning is in effect or forecast, do not burn. State rules require every permit holder to check.
Check fire restrictions
A restriction order can ban open fires in an area for a time. Utah Fire Info (opens in a new tab) lists restriction orders by area across Utah.
Give notice first
Tell the right people roughly when you will burn, before you light it. State law requires this notice in the closed season, and the state forestry division says it is always required. [WHO TO NOTIFY ON BURN DAY, AND HOW]
Fire out of control? Call 911.
Official sources
Where to check
These pages come from the agencies that issue the warnings and the orders. Open them on the day you plan to burn.
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National Weather Service
Spring City forecast
The forecast page for Spring City lists any warning in effect there, Red Flag Warnings included.
Open the Spring City forecast (opens in a new tab) -
National Weather Service, Salt Lake City
Fire weather map
The Salt Lake City office forecasts for Spring City. Its fire weather page has a zone map: click an area to read any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch in effect there.
Open the fire weather map (opens in a new tab) -
Utah Fire Info
Fire restrictions
Restriction orders listed by area, for federal and tribal land and for state and private land outside incorporated towns, with what each stage usually means.
See current restrictions (opens in a new tab) -
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
Burning on private land
The state's guide to burn permits and notice for private land, season by season.
Read the state's burn rules (opens in a new tab)
Warnings and restrictions
Know the words
You will hear these in forecasts and on the news. Here is what each one means if you are planning a burn.
- Red Flag Warning
- Issued by the National Weather Service when critical fire weather is happening or expected soon: warm temperatures, very low humidity and stronger winds working together. Do not burn while one is in effect. Burn permits are not valid then.
- Fire Weather Watch
- Critical fire weather is possible, but not happening now or about to arrive. The weather service's advice: be prepared.
- Stage 1 restrictions
- Usually no open fires except in developed campground and picnic area fire pits, or permanent fire pits at homes with running water. Smoking, fireworks, cutting or welding metal near dry plants, and small engines without spark arrestors are limited too.
- Stage 2 restrictions
- Usually no open fires of any kind. Gas or liquid fuel stoves, grills and lanterns that can be shut off may be used at least 3 feet from anything that burns. Stage 1 limits also apply.
Every restriction order sets its own details and area, so read the order itself before relying on these general meanings.
Sources, checked October 23, 2026
- Utah Code 65A-8-211, closed fire season and burning permits (opens in a new tab)
- Utah Administrative Code R652-120-500, burning permits (opens in a new tab)
- Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands: Burn Permits (opens in a new tab)
- Utah Fire Info: Active Fire Restrictions (opens in a new tab)
- Utah Fire Info: Fire Danger (opens in a new tab)
- National Weather Service: wildfire warnings and watches (opens in a new tab)
- National Weather Service Salt Lake City: Fire Weather (opens in a new tab)
- National Weather Service: Spring City forecast (opens in a new tab)
Burn permits
Permit first.Then burn.
Send your request well before the day you plan to burn. Requests are read by volunteers, and a request is not a permit: do not burn until the department issues yours.
