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In response to the Long Island wildfires, Governor Hochul has declared a state of emergency and issued a statewide burn ban covering Long Island and parts of the Hudson Valley including Westchester County. This is effective immediately and will last until annual statewide ban on residential brush burning takes effect on March 16. The annual burn ban is in effect every year from March 16 through May 14.
What is prohibited?
The multi-regional burn ban prohibits the starting of outdoor fires for purposes of brush and debris disposal, as well as uncontained campfires, and open fires used for cooking. Backyard fire pits and contained campfires less than three feet in height and four feet in length, width, or diameter are allowed, as are small, contained cooking fires.
For more on what is permitted and what is not, and fire safety in general:
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/air-quality/open-burning
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