Locate your fire
Find your state and county, then confirm the address is within that jurisdiction and the applicable fire district.
✳ THE RIGHT TO LIGHT, RESEARCHED RIGHT U.S. BURN RESTRICTION ATLAS
Before you burn,
know the rules.
Your starting point for navigating outdoor burning laws across the United States. Pick a state. Find a county. Get official sources, permit guidance, and current fire-weather context—all in one place.
50+STATE & DISTRICT GUIDES
3,200+COUNTY AREAS TO EXPLORE
LIVESELECT OFFICIAL DATA FEEDS
Geographic coverage is not the same as fully verified local legal coverage. Never use this site alone to decide whether to burn.
01 / THE INTERACTIVE ATLASPick your place.
Pick your place.
Find your rules.
Go from the full United States to the county level. Actual rules depend on your precise address, land jurisdiction, and type of fire.
LOADING NATIONAL BOUNDARIES...
↳CLICK A STATE OR USE THE SELECTOR ABOVE
MAP NOT FOR LEGAL PROPERTY BOUNDARIES
BUILT WITH SOURCES, NOT GUESSES.
Green on a weather map never means “legal to burn.” A missing ban report never means burning is permitted.
02 / THE PLAYBOOKFour checks.
Four checks.
Zero assumptions.
Outdoor burning crosses multiple layers of authority. The map helps you find the starting point, not skip the requirements.
Identify the burn
Yard debris, campfires, burn barrels, agriculture and prescribed burns can have very different requirements.
Check every authority
Read official county, city, fire department, air-quality, land management and Tribal rules where relevant.
Verify it today
Check time-sensitive restrictions, weather warnings, and permit conditions immediately before ignition.
03 / THE BURN INDEXNot all fires
Not all fires
are equal.
Choose a category for a quick research checklist. These are educational prompts, not a legal determination.
04 / TRUST, THEN VERIFY
Follow the paper trail.
Our map comes from public geographic data, and verified source links point to the agencies responsible for the rules. Source coverage is shown clearly for every location.
01 / GEOGRAPHY
US Atlas / Census
County and state geometry, identifiers and names. County equivalents included where supported.
VIEW DATA SOURCE ↗02 / LIVE ALERTSNational Weather Service
Official active fire-weather alerts by point. A warning is not a burn ban or permit determination.
VIEW API DOCUMENTATION ↗03 / COUNTY DATAWisconsin DNR
County fire-danger ratings and detailed restrictions from a published government JSON feed.
VIEW OFFICIAL DATA ↗04 / COUNTY BANSOklahoma Forestry
Official county and governor ban indicator sourced through an ArcGIS government data layer.
VIEW OFFICIAL MAP ↗!
A legal-research tool. Not a green light.
No nationwide feed comprehensively resolves all county, city, land-management, Tribal, seasonal and fire-type rules. Every unknown is labeled as unknown, and official local confirmation is always required. Fire emergencies: dial 911.