City of Lake Forest, IL

For Fire Department permit questions/concerns or to submit permits, please contact Jamie Nixon at (847) 810-3867 or nixonj@cityoflakeforest.com. Please allow 48 hours to return any voicemails; for faster response, please email. Permits must be filed with the Department at least two weeks prior to your event/burn date.

For burn permits, please refer to the Open Fires Ordinance 94.15 - 94.22. Residential Bonfires/Ceremonial Burns taking place in already approved pits in compliance with the above mentioned ordinance will no longer require a permit.

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Burn Applications3 documents

• Open Burn Permit Application
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• Fireworks/Pyrotechnics Permit Application
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• Bonfire/Ceremonial Permit Application
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