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California Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Conditional: CAL FIRE's site blocks automated readers, so LawLert re-reads this row by hand; this reading is from CAL FIRE's official burn-status table on October 24, 2026. CAL FIRE has SUSPENDED residential outdoor (debris) burning across most of California's State Responsibility Area: 45 of the 56 counties CAL FIRE lists are marked "Burning Suspended", with no end date announced. Suspensions took effect on a rolling basis — Tulare April 25; Inyo, Mono, Monterey, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino and San Diego May 1; San Luis Obispo May 4; Madera, Mariposa and Merced May 22; most of the north state and the Sierra June 15 and 17; and Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara and western Stanislaus June 29. Burning is still allowed WITH A PERMIT in six counties — Fresno, Kern, Kings, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Sutter — and there only on a permissive burn day (confirm with your local air district; the numbers are on your permit). Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties are administered locally — check that county's fire agency. Campfires in organized campgrounds and propane/LPG stoves remain allowed; fireworks are barred on public land statewide, and BLM/USFS units carry their own Stage 1/2 restrictions. Confirm your county on CAL FIRE's current burn-status page before you burn.

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What the official source says
“burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/current-burn-status, read 2026-10-24 (6 pages, 59 rows): header "The information below is current burn status for CAL FIRE Administrative Units." Status counts: Burning Suspended 48 rows, Permit Required 6 (Fresno, Kern, Kings, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sutter; "Effective, May 1, 2026"), county-site referrals 5 (Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Santa Barbara, Ventura). Suspended effective dates: April 25 (1), May 1 (7), May 4 (1), May 22 (4), June 15 (27), June 17 (3), June 29 (5). Area column "All SRA" on 57 rows; San Mateo and Santa Cruz add named LRA districts.”

Read on Oct 24, 2026 from burnpermit.fire.ca.gov. Quoted as published there; the summary above is LawLert’s plain-language reading of it.

Checked against the official source once on Oct 24, 2026. A check re-reads the source and tries to refute the published wording; when it fails, the wording is rewritten from the source and logged in Corrections.

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