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Arkansas Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Conditional: 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.
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.
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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Arkansas
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- LouisianaConditional
Louisiana has no statewide burn ban, but 32 of its 64 parishes are under a parish burn ban right now: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll and Winn. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: services3.arcgis.com · Full Louisiana rule →
- MississippiConditional
No statewide burn ban. Mississippi bans are county-by-county: the County Board of Supervisors requests one and the Mississippi Forestry Commission approves it, and in MFC's words "All burn bans expire at midnight on the stated date of expiration." During a ban, anything with an open flame that produces an ember is prohibited — campfires, bonfires, fire pits, fire rings, burn barrels, debris burning and field burning; propane/gas grills, propane/gas heaters and charcoal grills remain allowed. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: mfc.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
- MissouriConditional
Missouri has no statewide burn ban, but county burn bans ARE in effect in southwest Missouri. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: dfs.dps.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- OklahomaConditional
No statewide Governor's burn ban is in effect. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: services3.arcgis.com · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TennesseeInfo
No active burn bans in Tennessee — the Division of Forestry's burn-ban page states "Currently, there are no active burn bans in the State of Tennessee". …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
- TexasConditional
Texas has no statewide burn ban; outdoor burning bans are declared county-by-county by each commissioners' court, and the statute reaches only the county's unincorporated area. …
Verified Oct 18, 2026 · Source: gis.tfs.tamu.edu · Full Texas rule →
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