Burn bans by state
Rhode Island burn bans, county by county
No single Rhode Island list exists for us to watch, so this page won't pretend to show you a live status. What it can do: tell you who declares a burn ban here and where today's answer actually lives.
Who declares a burn ban in Rhode Island
Rhode Island open burning runs through DEM's air rules and your local fire department's permission — and in dry stretches the state shuts outdoor burning down statewide rather than county by county.
Statewide, start with Rhode Island DEM . 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
Bans 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 Rhode Island county
Each page below covers one county: who declares a ban there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.