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Virginia Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Info: No statewide burning restriction is in effect right now — Virginia's 4 PM Burning Law applies only Feb 15–Apr 30.
No statewide burning restriction is in effect right now — Virginia's 4 PM Burning Law applies only Feb 15–Apr 30. During prolonged drought or elevated fire danger, individual localities may enact temporary local burn bans; current local status comes from your local government office, fire department or emergency management agency, and the Dept. of Forestry posts a Daily Fire Danger Rating during fire season. Always check with local officials before burning (VDOF Burning Restrictions page).
Official source: dof.virginia.gov →
Check the live restriction status: dof.virginia.gov →
General legal information, not legal advice — verify important decisions with a licensed attorney.
Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Virginia
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
Open burning is prohibited in the District of Columbia year-round. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: dcregs.dc.gov · Full District of Columbia 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 →
- 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 →
- North CarolinaInfo
No state-issued burn ban in effect: the statewide ban issued March 28, 2026 was fully lifted — 81 counties on May 3 and the final 19 effective 8 a.m. May 8 — and none has been issued since (no ban is posted on the NCFS open-burning page or on the NCFS online burn-permit system, which lists all 100 counties for permit applications). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: ncagr.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
- TennesseeInfo
No active burn bans in Tennessee — the Division of Forestry's burn-ban page states "Currently, there are no active burn bans in the State of Tennessee". …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee 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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