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, carrying an October 3, 2026 data-edit stamp, shows 39 of Oklahoma's 77 counties under an active county burn ban: Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland, 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, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tillman, Washita and Woods. COAL County has come OFF the ban list (edited October 3, 2026), and no county has been added since Sequoyah County on October 2, 2026; Pushmataha County came off on October 2, 2026, and Adair, Kingfisher and Oklahoma came off on October 1, 2026. Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City) and Tulsa County are not under a county ban on the layer. The 38 counties with NO county burn ban on the layer are Adair, Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Cherokee, Cimarron, Coal, Creek, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan, Love, Major, Mayes, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Texas, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Woodward. The layer records all 39 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.

Now

No statewide Governor's burn ban is in effect, and county burn bans have dropped sharply. Oklahoma Forestry Services' official burn-ban layer, last edited October 5, 2026, shows 11 of Oklahoma's 77 counties under an active county burn ban: Caddo, Comanche, Haskell, Jefferson, Kiowa, Le Flore, Lincoln, McClain, McCurtain, Stephens and Tillman. 28 COUNTIES CAME OFF the ban list on October 5, 2026: Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland, Cotton, Craig, Custer, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Hughes, Jackson, Latimer, Marshall, McIntosh, Murray, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Washita and Woods. No county was added. The other 66 counties, including Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City) and Tulsa County, show no county burn ban on the layer. The layer records all 11 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.