Oklahoma · Burn Bans

Before

No statewide Governor's burn ban is in effect, but county burn bans remain widespread. Oklahoma Forestry Services' official burn-ban layer, queried September 30, 2026 and carrying a September 30, 2026 data-edit stamp, shows 43 of Oklahoma's 77 counties under an active county burn ban: Adair, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Custer, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Washita and Woods. Since the layer's September 29, 2026 reading, 3 counties have come OFF the ban list - Delaware, Logan and Pottawatomie - and none has been added. Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City) is still under a ban; Tulsa County is not. The 34 counties with NO county burn ban on the layer are Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Creek, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Johnston, Kay, Logan, Love, Major, Mayes, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Sequoyah, Texas, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Woodward. The layer records all 43 as county-issued bans and flags no Governor-proclaimed ban. County commissioners must declare extreme fire danger before adopting a ban, and a county resolution is effective for no more than 14 days unless renewed by the same body. Where a county ban IS in effect it bans outdoor burning in that county; per ODAFF, violating a county-issued burn ban is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or up to one year in jail, and violating a Governor-issued ban up to $1,000 and/or one year. Any law enforcement officer in the state may enforce either kind. A Governor-proclaimed ban would supersede county bans; none is in effect right now. Bans change daily - confirm your county on the Oklahoma Forestry Services burn-ban map before any outdoor burning.

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No statewide Governor's burn ban is in effect, but county burn bans remain widespread. Oklahoma Forestry Services' official burn-ban layer, queried October 2, 2026 and carrying an October 2, 2026 data-edit stamp, shows 41 of Oklahoma's 77 counties under an active county burn ban: Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Custer, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tillman, Washita and Woods. Since the layer's September 30, 2026 reading, SEQUOYAH County has been ADDED to the ban list (edited October 2, 2026), and 3 counties have come OFF it on October 1, 2026 - Adair, Kingfisher and Oklahoma. Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City) and Tulsa County are not under a county ban on the layer. The 36 counties with NO county burn ban on the layer are Adair, Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Creek, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan, Love, Major, Mayes, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Texas, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Woodward. The layer records all 41 as county-issued bans and flags no Governor-proclaimed ban. County commissioners must declare extreme fire danger before adopting a ban, and a county resolution is effective for no more than 14 days unless renewed by the same body. Where a county ban IS in effect it bans outdoor burning in that county; per ODAFF, violating a county-issued burn ban is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or up to one year in jail, and violating a Governor-issued ban up to $1,000 and/or one year. Any law enforcement officer in the state may enforce either kind. A Governor-proclaimed ban would supersede county bans; none is in effect right now. Bans change daily - confirm your county on the Oklahoma Forestry Services burn-ban map before any outdoor burning.