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Wallace County burn ban
Kansas keeps no single statewide burn ban list, so nobody — including us — can show you a live Wallace County status on one page. Here's who declares a ban here and where today's answer lives.
Who declares a burn ban here
Kansas burn bans are county resolutions — the board of county commissioners bans open burning when it dries out — and no single state list carries them all. KDHE's open-burning rules sit alongside whatever your county declares.
Where to check Wallace County today
- Statewide: the Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal carry the statewide picture.
- Locally: Wallace County's own channels come first — the courthouse, the fire marshal or emergency manager, the sheriff's office, and the county's website or public notices. A local declaration is posted there before it shows up anywhere else.
- Before you strike a match: your local fire department can tell you in one phone call whether burning is allowed today and whether you need a permit.
Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with the Wallace County fire marshal or burn line before you light.
How dry is it out there
Burn bans follow dry ground, and 39% of Kansas is in drought this week. See the Kansas drought page — it's usually the best clue to where bans are headed.
Burning on public land instead? County rules stop at the boundary — check the forest's fire restrictions and what stage 1 and stage 2 mean.