Outdoor Burning
Burn Day Information
In Gwinnett County, outdoor burning between the dates of May 1st through September 30th are prohibited by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD).
Georgia Environmental Protection Division statement:
Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties. The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005.
The open burning ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris from May 1 through September 30. This is in addition to the rule that prohibits the burning of household garbage. Burning household garbage is never allowed anywhere in Georgia.
For more information, please see:
https://epd.georgia.gov/air-protection-branch/open-burning-rules-georgia/summer-open-burning-ban.
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 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.
Medical Burn Bans will be discontinued May 1 of each year with the implementation of the Summer Burn Ban by the State of Georgia. A new application must be completed and submitted to the Fire Marshal’s Office each year. Previously approved applicants will be notified to renew their application by September first of each year to maintain the medical burn ban in their area.
Medical Burn Ban Locations
- Auburn - Bailey Rd
- Buford - Camens Way
- Buford - Island Way
- Buford - Kincorth Cir
- Buford - Magnolia Bend Ct
- Buford - Rivers End Place
- Buford - Wallace Rd
- Dacula - Belfaire Lake Tl
- Dacula - Fence Rd
- Dacula - Grants Mill Run
- Dacula - Tree Top Rd
- Doraville - Lake Dr
- Duluth - Bogie Rd
- Duluth - Hidden Lake Dr
- Duluth - Landington Way
- Grayson - Brackin Trace
- Grayson - Seth Way
- Grayson - WillowTrace
- Lawrenceville - Arbour Glenn Dr
- Lawrenceville - Club Lakes Pkwy
- Lawrenceville - Gwin Oaks Dr
- Lawrenceville - Hillside Bend Crossing
- Lawrenceville - Jessamine Trl
- Lawrenceville - Mohawk Dr
- Lawrenceville - Sweet Shrub Cir
- Lilburn - Beech Forest Dr
- Lilburn - Candleberry Dr
- Lilburn - Council Bluff
- Lilburn - Courtlin Cv
- Lilburn - Denmark Dr
- Lilburn - Fairfield Dr
- Lilburn - Lake Lucerne Way
- Lilburn - Lucerne Valley Rd
- Lilburn - Mary Dale Dr
- Lilburn - May Flower Ct
- Lilburn - Preston Ct
- Lilburn - Puckett Terrace
- Lilburn - Rebecca St
- Lilburn - Sugarberry Ln
- Loganville - Bradford Place
- Loganville - Rose Garden Ct
- Snellville - Hickory Cir
- Snellville - Parkwood Rd
- Snellville - Pinehurst Rd
- Snellville - Rockdale Cir
- Snellville - Skyland Glen Dr
- Snellville - Stoneridge Ln
- Snellville - Timber Ln
- Snellville - Timberline Tr
- Snellville - Town Pl
- Stone Mtn - Brady Dr
- Stone Mtn - Corinth Ct
- Stone Mtn - Oak Ridge Cir
- Stone Mtn - Old Tucker Rd
- Sugar Hill - Broadmoor Blvd
- Suwanee - Windgrove Crossing
