Smoke Alarms
- Smoke alarms are one of the best and easiest safety features you can use to protect yourself, your family and your home.
- For smoke alarm safety tips, to have free smoke alarms installed, or to obtain a free smoke alarm assessment, call 703-737-8600 or visit the Smoke Alarms page.
Open Burning
- Open Burning is allowed between 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. from February 15th through April 30th for the burning of leaves, trees, brush, yard and garden trimmings generated onsite, where street side trash service is not available for this purpose.
- Bonfires are allowed provided that they consist of seasoned wood, piled neatly, no more than five feet in diameter by five feet in height.
- Open burning is allowed under the following conditions:
- When not otherwise prohibited as outlined in the Open Burning Prohibited section.
such open burning must be reported to the LCFR Emergency Communications Center (ECC) at 703-777-0637 prior to ignition and when the fire is extinguished. - Open burning may be no closer than 50 feet from a structure.
- Fires shall be attended by competent persons 18 years of age or older, at all times, with provisions for control available.
- If at any time the fire is not attended and/or a means of extinguishment is not immediately available, it must be fully extinguished.
- Open Burning Regulations
More Information
Questions may be directed to the Fire Marshal's Office at 703-737-8600.