queima de amontoados
Published 8 November 2026, 20:08
queima de amontoados — burning cut material gathered into piles
Burning branches and grass gathered into a pile no larger than four square metres and no higher than 1.3 metres. From 1 June to 31 October you need the câmara's permission; in the other months it is enough to notify it. On days of "very high" and "maximum" fire risk it is allowed only with the câmara's permission, and the câmara decides who must be present. You can apply by phone, through the câmara or in the ICNF app "Queimas e Queimadas".
Where you come across it. Clearing a plot, pruning the garden, clearing up after a storm.
You must be able to show the GNR the permission or the confirmation of notification on the spot; the law expressly classes burning without it as deliberate arson.
Official website: sgifr.gov.pt/queimas