What changed · October 19, 2026
Arkansas · Burn Bans
current restrictions
Details updated — status unchanged
What changed
- wasOct 15, 2026
- was49
- nowOct 17, 2026
- now50
Before
49 of Arkansas's 75 counties are under a county burn ban: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saint Francis, Saline, Scott, Sevier, Union, Van Buren, White, Woodruff and Yell. Washington County came off the list since October 15, 2026, and no county was added. That list is read county by county from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division's official Wildfire Danger and Burn Bans page, stamped as of October 17, 2026, which now lists 69 counties as High Risk and 6 as Moderate Risk (Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Washington). In Arkansas, county judges issue burn bans, and the page does not publish what each ban covers or when it ends: check with your county judge's office before any outdoor burning.
Now
50 of Arkansas's 75 counties are under a county burn ban: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saint Francis, Saline, Scott, Sevier, Union, Van Buren, White, Woodruff and Yell. Clay County was added since October 17, 2026, and no county came off the list. That list is read county by county from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division's official Wildfire Danger and Burn Bans page, stamped as of October 19, 2026, which lists 69 counties as High Risk and 6 as Moderate Risk (Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Washington). In Arkansas, county judges issue burn bans, and the page does not publish what each ban covers or when it ends: check with your county judge's office before any outdoor burning.
The rule today
50 of Arkansas's 75 counties are under a county burn ban: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saint Francis, Saline, Scott, Sevier, Union, Van Buren, White, Woodruff and Yell. Clay County was added since October 17, 2026, and no county came off the list. That list is read county by county from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division's official Wildfire Danger and Burn Bans page, stamped as of October 19, 2026, which lists 69 counties as High Risk and 6 as Moderate Risk (Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Washington). In Arkansas, county judges issue burn bans, and the page does not publish what each ban covers or when it ends: check with your county judge's office before any outdoor burning.
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