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The Truckee Fire Protection District is reminding residents and visitors that a regional burn ban is in effect for the 2026 wildfire season. With Cal Fire forecasters warning of critically dry fuel conditions and a potentially active fire season ahead, the ban is a collaborative prevention effort among several regional fire agencies including Cal Fire which restricts burning residential landscape debris.

All residential campfires, bonfires, charcoal barbecues, and all outdoor cooking involving solid fuel (such as wood and lump charcoal grills) are prohibited throughout the Truckee area. Residents and visitors can use outdoor gas devices including gas fire pits, gas barbecues, pellet barbecues (such as Traegers), and indoor fireplaces.

The ban took effect June 15, 2026, and remains in effect through the fall. Occasional red flag days will require additional restrictions.

For more details, visit truckeefire.org/fire-ban-faq. 

~ Truckee Fire Protection District press release