A Marin County Fire crew conducts a controlled pile burn in Novato in November 2023. Fire officials in Marin and Sonoma counties have lifted local burn permit suspensions, allowing residents to resume burning under certain conditions as cooler, wetter weather reduces wildfire danger. (Marin County Fire Department/Facebook)

Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and the growing chance of rain have prompted officials to lift debris burn permit suspensions in both Marin and Sonoma counties, allowing residents to resume burning under specific conditions.

The Marin County Fire Department announced Monday that those with valid agricultural and residential burn permits may now burn on permissible burn days. In Sonoma County, Cal Fire formally canceled its local burn suspension, allowing burning for those holding current and valid permits. A permit is required to burn in both counties.

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