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OUTDOOR BURN LINE:
678.518.4979
Burn Day Information
Thursday, December 8, 2022 is a BURN DAY in Gwinnett County
National Weather Service:
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Chapter 42, Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance (2012 Edition)
Burn Rules & Regulations
Medical Burn Ban
A Medical Burn Ban may be established by the Fire Marshal to provide relief for citizens with a medical condition that may be adversely affected by smoke from outdoor burning.
Citizens may request a Medical Burn Ban by having their medical doctor complete, sign, and submit the “Medical Burn Ban Application” annually and returning the original form to the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Citizens may request a “Medical Burn Ban application” by contacting our office at 678-518-4980 extension 2, or email firemarshal@gwinnettcounty.com
Upon approval of the request, a Medical Burn Ban will be established for a radius of approximately one quarter mile around the intersection nearest the applicants address.
The Medical Burn Ban prohibits the burning of yard debris, commercial pit burns, and related types of burning within the burn ban area. Cooking fires and recreational fires being used safely and in accordance with state and local laws and ordinances are not included in the medical burn ban.
The Medical Burn Ban shall not supersede the exceptions noted by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and shall be in accordance with the Gwinnett County Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance. The Medical Burn Ban will be established for a radius of approximately one quarter mile around the intersection nearest the applicants address. The Medical Burn Ban is good thru September 30th of each year. A new one must be requested by the resident annually.
Medical Burn Ban Locations
- Buford - Wallace Rd and Aberronne Ln
- Dacula - Autumn Glen Way and Nichols Landing Way
- Doraville - Lake Dr and S. Woodland Dr
- Duluth - Carriage Gate Dr
- Duluth - Sharp Way and Redfield Dr
- Lawrenceville - Birch Ln and Quail Run
- Lawrenceville - Gwin Oaks Sr
- Lawrenceville - Jessamine Trl and Brand South Trl
- Lawrenceville - Mill Ridge Way and Stone Ridge Dr
- Lawrenceville - Mohawk Dr and Seminole Pl
- Lawrenceville - Shadwell Way and Bennington Ct
- Lawrenceville- Arbour Glenn Dr
- Lilburn - Beech Forest Dr and Garner Rd
- Lilburn - Candleberry Dr
- Lilburn - Creek Forest Trl and Rolling Forest Ln
- Lilburn - Denmark Dr and Dovnick Dr
- Lilburn - Fairfield Dr and Martin Nash Rd
- Lilburn - Guinevere Way and Charlemagne Way
- Lilburn - Lake Lucerne Way SW and Alpine Dr
- Lilburn - Marydale Dr and Marydale Cir
- Lilburn - Preston Court and Rivermist Dr
- Lilburn - Ridgeview Dr and Secluded Cir
- Lilburn - Thorndale Dr and Wynnmeade Ln
- Norcross - Oneta Dr and Williams Rd
- Norcross - Zachary Dr and Zachary Way
- Snellville - Shiloh Way and Shiloh Hills Dr
- Snellville - Stoneridge Ln and Walden Park Dr
- Snellville - Valley Dr and Twin Springs Dr
- Stone Mountain - Corinth Ct
- Stone Mountain - Old Tucker Rd and Royal Oaks Ter
- Suwanee - Baychore Ct
- Suwanee - Mill Creek Run
- Tucker - Belgrave Ln and Andover Way
