Permits are issued from October 1 through April 30 of each year, and the statewide burn ban is from May 1 through September 30 of each year. Burn permits may be obtained in person from the Fire Marshall's office located at 606 King Arnold St, Hapeville, GA 30354.
The following requirements must be met in order to burn:
- Have a water source available at all times.
- Never burn when winds are 10 miles per hour or greater.
- Piles of debris (yard debris only) may not be greater than 5 feet by 5 feet.
- Never leave the burning debris unattended at any time.
- All burning must be kept at least 25 feet from any structure at all times.
- Burning "may not" be conducted in cloudy conditions.
- All burning will only be allowed between dawn and dusk. The fire must be extinguished before dusk.
- State burn ban for Metro counties begins May 1 and ends on September 30 of every year.