Beginning June 23, 2025 at 12:01 a.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will enact a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban. Outdoor burning will be banned throughout TVFR’s jurisdiction, which includes portions of Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas and Yamhill counties.
This ban is coordinated with the Washington County Fire Defense Board and Oregon Department of Forestry. Burning restrictions are authorized under Oregon Revised Statute 478.960 and Oregon Fire Code 307.
The Burn Ban prohibits all of the following:
- All backyard or open burning (of branches, yard debris, etc.).
- All agricultural burning (agricultural wastes, crops, field burning, etc.).
- All other land clearing, slash, stump, waste, debris or controlled burning.
The Burn Ban does not prohibit:
- Small outdoor cooking, warming or recreational fires. These include portable or permanent fire pits, fire tables, and campfires, with a maximum fuel area of three feet in diameter and two feet in height in a safe location away from combustibles or vegetation and are fully extinguished after use.
- Barbeque grills, smokers and similar cooking appliances with clean, dry firewood, briquettes, wood chips, pellets, propane, natural gas, or similar fuels.
There may be more restrictive fire safety rules on and within a 1/8 mile of Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)-protected land, which exists throughout much of rural Washington County. ODF restrictions may include prohibitions on campfires, smoking, target shooting, powered equipment, motorized vehicles, and other public/private landowner and industrial fire restrictions. More details about ODF fire restrictions are available at https://gisapps.odf.oregon.gov/firerestrictions/PFR.html.
Individuals found to be in violation of these requirements during the burn ban may be held liable for the cost of extinguishment and for any property damage resulting from an illegal fire, as well as legal fees per ORS 478.965.
The burn ban will remain in effect until weather conditions minimize the fire danger.
TVF&R urges residents to use extreme caution with smoking materials, barbecues, and other open flames. Visit www.tvfr.com for more tips, including how to protect a home located in a wildland urban interface, from a potential wildfire.