Burn bans by state
Vermont burn bans, county by county
No single Vermont 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 Vermont
Vermont handles burning town by town: your town's forest fire warden issues — or refuses — the permit for any open burning, and the state's fire danger drives the answer on a dry day.
Statewide, start with Vermont Forests, Parks and Recreation . 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 Vermont county
Each page below covers one county: who declares a ban there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.