OPEN OUTDOOR BURNING

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The Middleton Rural Fire District and Star Fire Protection District evaluate outdoor burning daily to help protect our communities, firefighters, and natural resources.

Outdoor burning may be permitted only when conditions are considered safe. Each day, the Fire Marshal's Office conducts a Daily Outdoor Burning Assessment using several factors, including:

• National Weather Service fire weather forecasts
• Temperature, wind, and relative humidity
• Current and anticipated fire danger
• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Treasure Valley Air Quality Index (AQI) forecast
• Local weather conditions and operational considerations
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As a general guideline, outdoor burning may be allowed when:

• Weather conditions are favorable (avoid hot, dry, or windy days).
• The forecast Air Quality Index (AQI) is 60 or below.
• No local burn restrictions or other safety concerns exist.

Please note that meeting the AQI guideline does not automatically allow outdoor burning. If fire weather conditions create an increased risk of escaped fires, or other conditions exist that could threaten public safety, the Fire Marshal may suspend outdoor burning even when air quality is acceptable.

Before conducting any outdoor burning, you must verify that burning is allowed for that day by calling the Middleton & Star Fire District Outdoor Burn Information Line at (208) 286-7772, Option 2. The burn status is updated daily based on the Fire Marshal's assessment.

Fires shall be ignited between the hours of one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise and extinguished no later than one-half (1/2) hour after sunset. Once ignited, the fire shall be attended at all times. A water supply and tools to assist with extinguishment must be available. 

Garbage                                                                            Paints                                                                  

Dead animals or animal waste                                     Plastic 

Junk motor vehicles or parts                                        Asphalt

Tires or other rubber materials                                   Insulated wire 

Tar and petroleum materials                                       Pathogenic waste

Lumber or preservative-treated wood                      Hazardous waste 

Trade waste (construction or demolition waste or any material resulting from the operation of any business) 

Recreational Warming Fires: Fires for preparation of food, campfires, BBQs, and small fires for hand warming. 

Residential Yard Waste: Tree leaves, yard trimmings, and garden waste on the property they were grown. 

Residential paper and Cardboard: Only if house-to-house garbage service is not available. 

Weed Control Fires: Fires for weed abatement along fence lines, ditch banks and canal banks. 

Prescribed Burning: Open burning of forest and rangeland to accomplish land management objectives. 

Orchard Fires: Orchard clippings on the property where they were grown.

Crop Residue Burning: Growers may burn Crop Residue in accordance with the CRB Permit-by-Rule Program. 

Required to contact DEQ before any burning occurs; size does not matter. Must obtain a permit from DEQ. 

Crop Residue Burning includes: 

• Whole fields
• Pastures
• Spots within a field or pasture
• Broken bales in the field that were generated during the time of harvest
• Conservation Reserve Program lands
• Food plots
• Blanching or flaming operations

For more information regarding crop residue burning, call 1-866-224-2456

Website          Daily Air Quality          Phone Number: 1-208-373-0313

• International Fire Code Section 307
• Middleton City Code 
• Star City Code 
• County & State Code