Burn Ban is in effect from May 1-September 30th

PSA….
A reminder that the State of Delaware’s annual burn ban went into effect on May 1st.
Only cooking fires, campfires, patio fire pits, chimenea, and ceremonial fires are allowed during the Ozone Season (May 1 – Sept 30).
In addition, all open burning is prohibited on Air Quality Action Days, when Delaware’s air quality has been forecast as unhealthy by the Regional Air Quality Partnership. This includes any burning activity which may have been previously approved. Days with unhealthy air quality are designated Code Orange or Code Red days, based on the severity of the warning.
The following materials are never allowed to be burned In Delaware:
Leaves
Grass Clippings
Garbage/Trash
No one may burn more than 27 cubic feet of branches, limbs, or shrubbery at one time.
No one may burn cut or fallen branches, limbs, or shrubbery not generated by the homeowner’s property.
Residential open burning may not be used to burn land-clearing material.
Penalties range from $100-$500, plus a possible criminal record with conviction.