Fire restrictions by state

Wisconsin fire restrictions, county by county

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

Wisconsin's burning restrictions come from the DNR where it has fire jurisdiction: daily fire danger and burn permit suspensions, county by county, posted every day. Outside DNR protection areas, your municipality or fire department decides.

Statewide, start with the Wisconsin DNR . 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 Wisconsin county

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