Outdoor Burning in Texas

Credit: 3 PDH
Course Fee: $27.00
20 pages

Course Summary:

This course covers all aspects of the outdoor burning rule, including exceptions for allowable outdoor burning, general requirements for allowing outdoor burning and notification requirements for allowable outdoor burning.

Learning Objective:

• Introduction
• The Outdoor Burning Rule
• Exceptions to the Prohibition
• Firefighter Training
• Fires for Recreation, Ceremonies, Cooking, or Warmth
• Fires for Disposal or Land Clearing
• Prescribed Burns
• Pipeline Breaks and Oil Spills
• Other Situations
• General Requirements for Burning
• Practical Alternatives to Burning

Review the quiz before studying the course.

Course Content

Course Author: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)