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Pennsylvania Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Info: No statewide burn ban (one requires a Governor's proclamation — none active), and the annual state-forest spring restriction (fire rings prohibited Mar 1–May 25) is out of season, though state-forest fires are also barred whenever fire danger is high, very high or extreme.
No statewide burn ban (one requires a Governor's proclamation — none active), and the annual state-forest spring restriction (fire rings prohibited Mar 1–May 25) is out of season, though state-forest fires are also barred whenever fire danger is high, very high or extreme. County burn bans of up to 30 days (extendable once by commissioners) can be enacted under Act 1995-52 at the district fire warden's request — check DCNR's live County Burn Bans map for any currently in place. County bans don't cover propane/gas stoves, charcoal grills or tobacco; campfires in designated campground fire rings remain allowed unless a state-lands ban says otherwise. DCNR's official County Burn Bans map states "No County-wide Burn Bans in Effect" and is stamped "as of 10/01/2026" (DCNR sets how fresh this is - re-check it before you burn); state-forest fire-ring restrictions can also be triggered when DCNR rates fire danger high or above, so check the current danger rating.
Official source: elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov →
Check the live restriction status: elibrary.dcnr.pa.gov →
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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Pennsylvania
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- DelawareInfo
Delaware's statewide Ozone Season open-burning ban has ENDED for 2026: DNREC's open-burning page states most open burning is prohibited May 1 through September 30 (7 DE Admin. Code 1113). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: dnrec.delaware.gov · Full Delaware rule →
- MarylandInfo
Maryland's summer open-burning prohibition is OUT OF SEASON: under state air-quality regulation COMAR 26.11.07.03C, open burning is PROHIBITED June 1 through Aug 31 each year in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties and Baltimore City — and from September 1 through May 31 the local control officer may again issue open-burn permits there (COMAR 26.11.07.03B). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: dnr.maryland.gov · Full Maryland rule →
- New JerseyInfo
In any district where Firewardens have been appointed, a permit (the written permission of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) is required before you set fire to, or cause to be burned, waste, fallows, stumps, logs, brush, dry grass, fallen timber or any other material or vegetation that could cause a forest fire (N.J.S.A. 13:9-19). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: services1.arcgis.com · Full New Jersey 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 →
- 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 →
- West VirginiaConditional
West Virginia's fall burning season is IN EFFECT now: it began October 1, 2026 and runs through December 31, 2026, and during it outdoor burning is prohibited during the daytime hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and anything lit in the legal 5 p.m.-7 a.m. window must be completely out by 7 a.m. (West Virginia Division of Forestry fire-laws page; the spring season runs March 1-May 31). …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: wvforestry.com · Full West Virginia rule →
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