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Michigan Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Conditional: 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.

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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. In 9 more counties the map shows burn-permit restrictions in effect: Bay, Charlevoix, Clare, Delta, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Leelanau, Muskegon and Roscommon - select your county on the map to see the restrictions for your township. In 34 counties (Alcona, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Benzie, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Gladwin, Gogebic, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Lake, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego and Wexford) the map shows open burning permitted with proper precautions. Since the October 15, 2026 map, Baraga, Gogebic, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon moved from not permitted to permitted with precautions, and Houghton moved from not permitted to restricted. The other 34 counties, in southern Michigan, are outside the DNR electronic burn-permit system; burning there is handled by your local authorities. The map changes DAILY: a "YES" in the Burning Permits Issued column for your township is your permit for that day, a "NO" means no open debris burning is allowed there, and state law requires a permit before you burn debris. Restrictions are set county by county and township by township; check the DNR burn-permit map for your township before you burn.

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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Michigan

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

IndianaConditional
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). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: services8.arcgis.com · Full Indiana 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 →
WisconsinConditional
Wisconsin has no statewide burn ban, and no county's DNR-issued burning permits are suspended. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: apps.dnr.wi.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →

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