You may request a fire incident and/or an investigation report using the form linked below. Investigation report requests take a minimum of 30 days to fulfill.

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Apply for an open burn permit online using the ePLACE portal for permitting, inspections, plans, licenses, and code enforcement.

The fire department will review your permit request. First-time requests require an on-site visit from a fire inspector, who will call to schedule the inspection.

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Open Burning Guidelines

Open burn permits require that the fire:

• Be no larger than 3–5 feet wide and 5 feet tall.
• Be at least 50 feet away from combustible materials, such as buildings, fences, and roadways.
• Be attended at all times, with a way to extinguish the fire—like a garden hose—nearby.
• Burn only between dawn and dusk, and be fully extinguished by dusk.

Complaints from nearby residents may result in the fire being extinguished. Violating burn permit guidelines may lead to a $500 fine and the loss of future burn permit privileges.

Warnings

Burning is not allowed when winds exceed 15 miles per hour. Red flag or burn ban warnings apply to all types of burning, including portable fire pits, recreational fires and permitted open burns.

Construction Materials

Burning trash or treated/laminated wood is prohibited. Construction crews may use burn barrels for warming fires, limited to untreated lumber, and must have a way to extinguish the fire.

Prairie Grass

Prairie grass burns require a county-issued exemption and permit.

Overland Park

• Burning yard waste or leaves is not allowed.
• Small, downed, seasoned tree limbs may be burned.

Fire District 2

• No specific burn pile size limits.
• Fires must be extinguished by dusk.

Fire District 2 + Merriam

Yard waste, including small downed limbs and leaves, may be burned.

Fire Pits, Chimneas and Torches

No permit is required to use fire pits, chimineas, or decorative flame torches at single family dwellings or duplexes in Overland Park, but there are restrictions:

• Only burn seasoned, dry firewood.
• Limit fires to three feet in diameter and two feet in height.
• Do not burn fire pits within 15 feet of a building.
• Never burn when wind speeds exceed 15 mph or during a burn ban.
• Keep a garden hose or fire extinguisher nearby and attend to the fire until it is completely extinguished.

Fire pits, campfires, bonfires, chimineas and decorative flame torches are prohibited at multi-family dwellings.

The fire department can order any recreational fire be put out if it creates or adds to a hazardous situation. If your fire is bothering a neighbor, OPFD will check to see if your smoke is offensive and can require you put out your fire.

Outdoor Fireplaces and Kitchens

Large outdoor fireplaces and ovens are allowed in Overland Park and do not require a fire department permit.