Burn Permits are required by State Law for most outside burning. During 3 seasons of the year, volunteer lookouts scan for smoke. These volunteers staff the few remaining Fire Towers, all in York County. If you burn without a permit, chances are pretty good that eventually, someone will find your fire, even if it's fairly small. Burning without a permit is a Class E crime, but the biggest problem is it wastes lots of time and money for someone to look for the source of the smoke that was spotted by the tower lookout.

One way to cut down on burning is to have a qualified Tree service come and trim or remove trees. In many cases, they will use a wood chipper and chip up your branches so you have mulch for your flower beds.  One of the companies we recommend is Tree Service Savannah GA.