Is there a burn ban in my area? Burn bans by state
Each state below shows the current burn-ban rule LawLert last read from that state’s official source, with the date it was read. A statewide order, a fire-season rule and county burn bans can all apply at once, and a county, city or fire department can restrict burning further than the state. Open your state for its open-burning and campfire rules, and check with the local fire department before you burn.
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Current burn-ban rule in every state
LawLert cannot confirm Alabama's live statewide status, and here is why: the Alabama Forestry Commission publishes no live statewide status page — it announces restrictions as dated press releases, and announces the end of one the same way, as a separate dated release. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Alabama rule and official source →
- Alaska burn bansInfo
Alaska's statewide burn-permit season is over — a burn permit is not required right now. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Alaska rule and official source →
- Arizona burn bansConditional
Arizona is now out of seasonal fire restrictions on federal land. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Arizona rule and official source →
- Arkansas burn bansConditional
27 of Arkansas's 75 counties are under a county burn ban: Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little River, Miller, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Saline, Sevier and Union. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Arkansas rule and official source →
- California burn bansConditional
CAL FIRE's site blocks automated readers, so LawLert re-reads this row by hand; this reading is from CAL FIRE's official burn-status table on October 24, 2026. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Oct 24, 2026 · Full California rule and official source →
- Colorado burn bansConditional
Colorado has no single statewide fire ban — restrictions are set separately by each county, national forest, BLM field office and national park, and most federal units have now lifted their seasonal restrictions. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Colorado rule and official source →
Burning brush on residential property in Connecticut requires a valid, signed permit from your municipality's local Open Burning Official. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Connecticut rule and official source →
Delaware's statewide Ozone Season open-burning ban has ENDED for 2026: DNREC's open-burning page states most open burning is prohibited May 1 through September 30 (7 DE Admin. Code 1113). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Delaware rule and official source →
Open burning is prohibited in the District of Columbia year-round. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full District of Columbia rule and official source →
- Florida burn bansConditional
No statewide or regional burn ban is in effect in Florida - the Florida Forest Service publishes one on its Current Wildfire Information page "if and when it becomes necessary," and none is posted there. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Florida rule and official source →
Georgia's EPD summer open-burning ban has ENDED for 2026: EPD's Summer Open Burning Ban page states the ban runs May 1 - September 30 in 54 counties, so it lifted after September 30, 2026. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Georgia rule and official source →
- Hawaii burn bansInfo
Hawaii has no statewide stage-based fire-restriction system. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Hawaii rule and official source →
- Idaho burn bansInfo
Idaho issues fire restrictions by area (national forest, BLM district, IDL protection area), so there is no single statewide Stage. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Idaho rule and official source →
Illinois has no statewide burn-ban system — restrictions are local. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Illinois rule and official source →
NO INDIANA COUNTY REPORTS A BURN BAN: on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's official Burn Ban Map, all 93 reporting units - the 92 counties plus the Pokagon Band - now read "No Burn Ban Reported". Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Indiana rule and official source →
- Iowa burn bansInfo
Iowa has no statewide burn ban, and no county had one in force on the State Fire Marshal's own map. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Iowa rule and official source →
- Kansas burn bansConditional
The current rule is long — read it in full on the Kansas page.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Kansas rule and official source →
- Kentucky burn bansConditional
Kentucky's fall forest fire hazard season is IN EFFECT now: it began on Thursday, October 1, 2026 and runs through December 15, 2026: during it, burning between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland is illegal (Division of Forestry; the spring season runs February 15 through April 30). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Kentucky rule and official source →
- Louisiana burn bansConditional
The current rule is long — read it in full on the Louisiana page.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Louisiana rule and official source →
- Maine burn bansInfo
No statewide burn ban is in effect in Maine. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Maine rule and official source →
The current rule is long — read it in full on the Maryland page.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Maryland rule and official source →
LawLert last read the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services open-burning page on October 9, 2026 and cannot re-read it. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Oct 9, 2026 · Full Massachusetts rule and official source →
- Michigan burn bansConditional
Michigan has no statewide burn ban, and NO COUNTY IS CLOSED TO OPEN DEBRIS BURNING today on the DNR's daily Burn Permits map (map data of November 12, 2026). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Michigan rule and official source →
Minnesota requires a DNR burning permit for open debris burning statewide, and restrictions are set county by county on the DNR's burning-restrictions map, which is updated daily. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Minnesota rule and official source →
- Mississippi burn bansConditional
The current rule is long — read it in full on the Mississippi page.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Mississippi rule and official source →
- Missouri burn bansConditional
Missouri has no statewide burn ban, but county burn bans ARE in effect in southwest Missouri. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Missouri rule and official source →
- Montana burn bansConditional
Montana issues fire restrictions per land-management unit (county, national forest, BLM district, FWP site) — there is no single statewide Stage, and the Stage can differ between landowner classes inside the same county. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Montana rule and official source →
Nebraska's baseline law (Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-520.01) is a statewide open-burning ban on bonfires, outdoor rubbish fires and land-clearing fires — waived only by a burn permit from your local fire chief (the State Fire Marshal's burn-permit page). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Nebraska rule and official source →
- Nevada burn bansConditional
Nevada sets public-land fire restrictions per land-management unit — there is no single statewide Stage. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Nevada rule and official source →
LawLert last read the New Hampshire General Court RSA 227-L:17 page on November 4, 2026 and cannot re-read it. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 4, 2026 · Full New Hampshire rule and official source →
The current rule is long — read it in full on the New Jersey page.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full New Jersey rule and official source →
- New Mexico burn bansConditional
New Mexico's statewide fire restrictions on state-jurisdiction land have been LIFTED. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full New Mexico rule and official source →
No statewide burn ban is posted on New York DEC's fire-danger map. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full New York rule and official source →
The current rule is long — read it in full on the North Carolina page.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full North Carolina rule and official source →
- North Dakota burn bansConditional
North Dakota has no permanent statewide burn ban, but most of the state is covered. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full North Dakota rule and official source →
- Ohio burn bansConditional
Ohio's fall open-burning restriction is IN EFFECT now: it began October 1, 2026 and runs through November 30, 2026. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Ohio rule and official source →
- Oklahoma burn bansConditional
No statewide Governor's burn ban is in effect. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Oklahoma rule and official source →
- Oregon burn bansConditional
Oregon sets fire restrictions unit by unit - there is no single statewide stage. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Oregon rule and official source →
No statewide burn ban (one requires a Governor's proclamation — none active), and the annual state-forest spring restriction (fire rings prohibited Mar 1–May 25) is out of season, though state-forest fires are also barred whenever fire danger is high, very high or extreme. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Pennsylvania rule and official source →
LawLert last read the Rhode Island DEM wildfire-danger page on October 9, 2026 and cannot re-read it. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Oct 9, 2026 · Full Rhode Island rule and official source →
LawLert read the South Carolina Forestry Commission's Bans and Alerts page on November 13, 2026 and it lists no active State Forester's or Governor's Burning Ban. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full South Carolina rule and official source →
- South Dakota burn bansConditional
South Dakota has no statewide burn ban, and by law it cannot have one: under SDCL 34A-1-18 a general prohibition on open burning is set by each municipality, or by the county outside municipal boundaries, and the state board may not adopt a rule generally prohibiting all open burning. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full South Dakota rule and official source →
No active burn bans in Tennessee — the Division of Forestry's burn-ban page states "Currently, there are no active burn bans in the State of Tennessee". Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Tennessee rule and official source →
- Texas burn bansConditional
Texas has no statewide burn ban; outdoor burning bans are declared county-by-county by each commissioners' court, and the statute reaches only the county's unincorporated area. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Texas rule and official source →
- Utah burn bansConditional
Utah's statewide Stage 2 fire restrictions have been lifted. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Utah rule and official source →
LawLert last read the Vermont FPR Wildfire Situation Update on October 13, 2026 and cannot re-read it. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Oct 13, 2026 · Full Vermont rule and official source →
No statewide burning restriction is in effect right now — Virginia's 4 PM Burning Law applies only Feb 15–Apr 30. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Virginia rule and official source →
- Washington burn bansConditional
Washington's statewide outdoor burn ban has ENDED. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Washington rule and official source →
- West Virginia burn bansConditional
The current rule is long — read it in full on the West Virginia page.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full West Virginia rule and official source →
- Wisconsin burn bansConditional
Wisconsin has no statewide burn ban, and NO COUNTY IS CLOSED TO BURNING TODAY on the DNR's official burn-restriction feed: no county shows burning not allowed or DNR permits suspended. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full Wisconsin rule and official source →
- Wyoming burn bansConditional
Wyoming has no statewide burn ban - restrictions are issued per land-management unit and county. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.
Verified Nov 13, 2026 · Full Wyoming rule and official source →
General legal information, not legal advice. Fire restrictions change quickly; the official source linked on each state page is the authority.
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