Fire restrictions by state

Montana fire restrictions, county by county

Montana doesn't publish one county-by-county list we could watch, so this page won't pretend to show you a live status. What it can do: tell you who sets fire restrictions here and where today's answer actually lives.

Who declares fire restrictions in Montana

Montana fire restrictions are set county by county and agency by agency — commissioners for county land, the DNRC and federal managers for theirs — and coordinated so a county and the forest beside it usually move together. Stage 1 and Stage 2 mean the same ladder here as on federal land.

Statewide, start with Montana's fire restrictions map . Locally, the county itself has today's answer — the courthouse, the fire marshal, the sheriff's office, or your fire department.

Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with your county fire marshal or burn line before you light.

Why it might be dry enough to matter

Restrictions follow dry ground — see this week's drought picture, state by state.

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.

Every Montana county

Each page below covers one county: who declares restrictions there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.