Burn Bans

No statewide burn ban is in effect in Maine. On the Maine Forest Service's current daily wildfire-danger class data (the feed behind the Wildfire Danger Report at mainefireweather.org, which publishes no date stamp of its own), zones 9 and 10 are rated class 3 and the other 10 of Maine's 12 fire-danger zones (zones 1 through 8, 11 and 12) are rated class 2. On the Maine Forest Service scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High and Extreme, class 3 is High and class 2 is Moderate; the page's own map shading labels the same values one step lower, so LawLert states the stricter reading - treat zones 9 and 10 as High and the rest as Moderate. The map is refreshed daily by 9 a.m., so check it for your own town's zone, and check for any Red Flag Warning, before you burn. Maine controls open burning day-by-day rather than with standing seasonal bans: a permit is required for most open burning, free online via the state burn-permit service (maineburnpermit.com) or from your town's forest fire warden, and burning is allowed only when the day's wildfire danger class permits it in your town. The Maine Forest Service publishes the daily Wildfire Danger Report at mainefireweather.org, where you can subscribe to get the day's class by email; the system is operational only during Maine's wildfire season, roughly late March through late November. Always confirm the day's fire-danger class and your town's rules before you burn.