Burn bans by state
Mississippi burn bans, county by county
11 of 82 Mississippi counties are under a burn ban right now.
- Burn ban in effect 11 counties
- No countywide burn ban 71 counties
Every Mississippi county
| County | Status | Since | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Alcorn County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Amite County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Attala County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Benton County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Bolivar County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Calhoun County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Carroll County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Chickasaw County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Choctaw County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Claiborne County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Clarke County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Clay County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Coahoma County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Copiah County | Burn ban in effect | August 17 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Covington County | Burn ban in effect | August 18 | checked 3 hours ago |
| DeSoto County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Forrest County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Franklin County | Burn ban in effect | August 17 | checked 3 hours ago |
| George County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Greene County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Grenada County | Burn ban in effect | August 18 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Hancock County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Harrison County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Hinds County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Holmes County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Humphreys County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Issaquena County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Itawamba County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Jackson County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Jasper County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Jefferson County | Burn ban in effect | August 18 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Jefferson Davis County | Burn ban in effect | August 15 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Jones County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Kemper County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lafayette County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lamar County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lauderdale County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lawrence County | Burn ban in effect | August 17 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Leake County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lee County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Leflore County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lincoln County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Lowndes County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Madison County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Marion County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Marshall County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Monroe County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Montgomery County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Neshoba County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Newton County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Noxubee County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Oktibbeha County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Panola County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Pearl River County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Perry County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Pike County | Burn ban in effect | August 18 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Pontotoc County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Prentiss County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Quitman County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Rankin County | Burn ban in effect | August 21 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Scott County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Sharkey County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Simpson County | Burn ban in effect | August 14 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Smith County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Stone County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Sunflower County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Tallahatchie County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Tate County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Tippah County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Tishomingo County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Tunica County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Union County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Walthall County | Burn ban in effect | August 17 | checked 3 hours ago |
| Warren County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Washington County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Wayne County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Webster County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Wilkinson County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Winston County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Yalobusha County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
| Yazoo County | No countywide burn ban | — | checked 3 hours ago |
Where these come from
Mississippi counties post their own burn ban orders, and Mississippi Forestry Commission keeps the statewide list we read. When a county's order and the state list disagree, the county wins — it's their order.
Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with your county fire marshal or burn line before you light.
Bans follow dry ground, and 31% of Mississippi — about a third of the state — is in drought this week. See the Mississippi drought map, county by county.
Heading onto national forest land? County rules stop at the boundary — check the forest's fire restrictions and what stage 1 and stage 2 mean.