Open Burning
Open Burn Guidance
No Open burning allowed when the AQI is at 90 or above. Click here for the current AQI
Can I burn in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive, Windsor Heights, Urbandale and Pleasant Hill
- Single Family Dwellings
- Multiple Family Dwellings
- Agricultural
- Commercial/Industry
- Government Entity
- Community Organizations
- Training Fires
Can I burn in all other Polk County cities and townships
- Single Family Dwellings
- Multiple Family Dwellings
- Agricultural
- Commercial/Industry
- Government Entity
- Community Organizations
- Training Fires
Upon receipt of an application to open burn, Polk County may issue a permit for an open fire for the following purposes: disaster rubbish, tree and tree trimmings, landscape waste (clearing & grubbing), training fires, bonfire, right of way clean up and prairie maintenance.
Safe Burning and Burn Management Tips
Open Burn Best Management Practices
Open Burning Mailer (Unincorporated Polk County)
EPA Open Burning Links