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Connecticut Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Info: Burning brush on residential property in Connecticut requires a valid, signed permit from your municipality's local Open Burning Official.

InfoVerified Oct 17, 2026

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Burning brush on residential property in Connecticut requires a valid, signed permit from your municipality's local Open Burning Official. Open burning is not allowed when the Air Quality Index is forecast to be 100 or higher anywhere in the state, when the Forest Fire Danger Index is rated High, Very High or Extreme, or where prohibited by an ordinance of the municipality. Failure to adhere to the conditions of the permit may result in penalties and/or enforcement actions. LawLert cannot retrieve today's Connecticut Forest Fire Danger Index rating, so this entry gives the standing law and not today's level: check DEEP's Forest Fire Danger Report at portal.ct.gov/deep/forestry/forest-fire/forest-fire-danger-report, and your town's Open Burning Official, who issues the permit, before you burn.

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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Connecticut

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

MassachusettsInfo
LawLert last read the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services open-burning page on October 9, 2026 and cannot re-read it. …
Verified Oct 9, 2026 · Source: mass.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
New YorkInfo
No statewide burn ban is posted on New York DEC's fire-danger map. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: api.nysmesonet.org · Full New York rule →
Rhode IslandInfo
LawLert last read the Rhode Island DEM wildfire-danger page on October 9, 2026 and cannot re-read it. …
Verified Oct 9, 2026 · Source: dem.ri.gov · Full Rhode Island rule →

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