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Indiana Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Conditional: BENTON COUNTY IS UNDER A COUNTYWIDE BURN BAN: on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's official Burn Ban Map, Benton County Emergency Management reported a Countywide Burn Ban on October 12, 2026 (Benton's entry on the layer last edited October 13, 2026).
BENTON COUNTY IS UNDER A COUNTYWIDE BURN BAN: on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's official Burn Ban Map, Benton County Emergency Management reported a Countywide Burn Ban on October 12, 2026 (Benton's entry on the layer last edited October 13, 2026). The map carries 93 reporting units - all 92 counties plus the Pokagon Band - and the other 92 read "No Burn Ban Reported". Indiana has no statewide burn ban. Burn bans are issued locally - by a county's legislative body, a city or town, or a local fire chief, not the State Fire Marshal - and can appear quickly in dry spells. Each county reports its own status and the map shows the time that status was last provided, with a full alphabetical table of every unit below the map. Treat a clear county as a county self-report rather than a state finding: only 32 of the 93 units reported a status in the 30 days to October 16, 2026, 20 last reported before July 1, 2026, and the oldest reported status dates from April 15, 2024 (the Pokagon Band), so a county that has not updated in months still displays as reporting no ban - restrictions are set county by county, so confirm with your county emergency management agency or local fire department before any open burning. A ban typically bars debris burning, campfires and open-flame cooking. Clark, Floyd, Lake and Porter counties also have year-round residential open-burning restrictions under 326 IAC 4-1 (IDEM), and open burning of trash is prohibited statewide.
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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Indiana
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- IllinoisInfo
Illinois has no statewide burn-ban system — restrictions are local. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: epa.illinois.gov · Full Illinois rule →
- KentuckyConditional
Kentucky's fall forest fire hazard season is IN EFFECT now: it began on Thursday, October 1, 2026 and runs through December 15, 2026: during it, burning between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland is illegal (Division of Forestry; the spring season runs February 15 through April 30). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: eec.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
- MichiganConditional
Michigan has no statewide burn ban, but open debris burning is NOT PERMITTED ANYWHERE in 6 northern counties today on the DNR's daily Burn Permits map (map data of October 16, 2026): Alger, Alpena, Marquette, Montmorency, Presque Isle and Schoolcraft. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: gisp.mcgi.state.mi.us · Full Michigan rule →
- OhioConditional
Ohio's fall open-burning restriction is IN EFFECT now: it began October 1, 2026 and runs through November 30, 2026. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: ohiodnr.gov · Full Ohio rule →
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