The Pocatello Fire Department is not issuing new burn permits and is asking residents to cease open burning in Pocatello due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the temporary restriction, residents will not receive a burn permit to burn yard waste in Pocatello city limits. Permits that have already been issued are suspended until the burn restriction is lifted. At this time, no date has been set.
The use of gas fire pits and/or charcoal briquettes or gas grills when used in appliances designed for food preparation and recreational fires under 3 feet in diameter in a contained fire ring or device (e.g. cooking, campfire, religious, etc.) are exempt from the burn restriction. According to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, “smoke from open burning can cause unnecessary public health and safety concerns.”