Burn Bans

No county in Indiana reports a burn ban: all 93 reporting units on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's official Burn Ban Map - all 92 counties plus the Pokagon Band - read "No Burn Ban Reported" on the map layer IDHS last edited September 30, 2026 (read September 30, 2026). Putnam County, which had no entry on September 14, 2026, now reports. Indiana has no statewide burn ban. Burn bans are issued locally - by a county's legislative body, a city or town, or a local fire chief, not the State Fire Marshal - and can appear quickly in dry spells. Each county reports its own status and the map shows the time that status was last provided, with a full alphabetical table of every unit below the map. Treat a clear county as a county self-report rather than a state finding: 38 of the 93 units refreshed their entry in the 30 days to September 30, 2026, and the oldest entry dates from June 24, 2026, so a county that has not updated in months still displays as reporting no ban - confirm with your county emergency management agency or local fire department before any open burning. A ban typically bars debris burning, campfires and open-flame cooking. Clark, Floyd, Lake and Porter counties also have year-round residential open-burning restrictions under 326 IAC 4-1 (IDEM), and open burning of trash is prohibited statewide.