Burn permit check (free)
- Your county and state agency
- Is a permit or notification needed
- Seasonal burn ban dates
- Today's fire weather and Red Flag Warnings
- Safety rules for the burn
- Where to apply
Rural homeowners and landowners planning a burn
Where do you want to burn?
Free check: do you need a burn permit for yard debris, land clearing or a field burn in your state, plus today's fire weather and where to apply.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- County and state agency
- Burn ban season
- Red Flag Warnings
- Wildfire risk
- Nearby buildings
How it works
Burn permit check, from one answer
- Enter where you'll burn and what you're burning.
- ePlan checks your state's permit rule, burn ban and today's fire weather.
- Read the result free. Burning acres of woods or pasture? Start a prescribed burn plan.
What you get
Burn permit check and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Prescribed burn plan door.
Prescribed burn plan
- Burn unit and objectives
- Weather prescription
- Crew and equipment
- Smoke management
- Contingency plan
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Red Flag Warnings and fire weatherNWS fire weather
- Wildfire risk near youWildfire Risk to Communities (USFS)
- Nearby buildingsMicrosoft US Building Footprints
54 counties
in north Georgia are under the summer outdoor burning ban from May 1 to September 30
Source: Georgia EPD, open burning rules
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft a prescribed fire plan in NWCG element order: prescription, go/no-go, holding, contingency and smoke. Free to read; your burn boss signs.
Questions
Burn Permit Check: what people ask
Do I need a permit to burn leaves in Georgia?
No. Since July 1, 2021, Georgia needs no permit to burn hand-piled natural vegetation such as leaves and limbs, though safety rules apply. Agriculture, silviculture and land-clearing burns still need a Georgia Forestry Commission permit or notification.
When is Georgia's summer burn ban?
From May 1 through September 30 in 54 northern counties, under Georgia EPD's open burning rules.
Do I need a burn authorization in Florida?
Not for yard waste. Agricultural, silvicultural, land-clearing, pile and acreage burns need a Florida Forest Service authorization, and so do piles over 8 feet in diameter.
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Burn Permit Check: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the Prescribed burn plan door, which drafts the paperwork.