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Alabama Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Info: LawLert cannot confirm Alabama's live statewide status, and here is why: the Alabama Forestry Commission publishes no live statewide status page — it announces restrictions as dated press releases, and announces the end of one the same way, as a separate dated release.
LawLert cannot confirm Alabama's live statewide status, and here is why: the Alabama Forestry Commission publishes no live statewide status page — it announces restrictions as dated press releases, and announces the end of one the same way, as a separate dated release. The most recent statewide restriction AFC has published is a Fire Alert issued April 13, 2026, which states: "This Fire Alert will remain in effect until rescinded by the State Forester, at least through Monday, April 20." That is a minimum duration, not an expiry date, and no rescission of it has been published on the Alabama Forestry Commission website: the alert release still carries that language, and the newest item in the agency homepage news list is still the statewide Fire Alert. Call 800-392-5679 for the current status before you burn. No Governor-declared Drought Emergency ("No Burn Order") was found in the Governor's state-of-emergency archive, whose most recent entry at LawLert's last check was a February 2026 winter-weather order. Standing rule year-round: you must get a burn permit from the AFC (800-392-5679) before burning a field, grassland or woodland — burning without one is a Class B misdemeanor. Escalation ladder if conditions worsen: a Fire Danger Advisory is a request to delay burning; a FIRE ALERT (State Forester, named counties) restricts permits to Certified Prescribed Burn Managers only; a DROUGHT EMERGENCY (Governor, commonly a "No Burn Order") prohibits ALL outdoor burning including campfires, trash fires and prescribed burns — but still allows cooking on a charcoal grill, masonry barbecue pit or gas grill if you clear a 10-foot circle and keep a hose on site. National Forest land can be closed or restricted separately by the U.S. Forest Service. Restrictions are issued per county; confirm yours before burning.
Official source: forestry.alabama.gov →
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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Alabama
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- FloridaConditional
No statewide or regional burn ban is in effect in Florida - the Florida Forest Service publishes one on its Current Wildfire Information page "if and when it becomes necessary," and none is posted there. …
Verified Oct 18, 2026 · Source: services3.arcgis.com · Full Florida rule →
- GeorgiaInfo
Georgia's EPD summer open-burning ban has ENDED for 2026: EPD's Summer Open Burning Ban page states the ban runs May 1 - September 30 in 54 counties, so it lifted after September 30, 2026. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: epd.georgia.gov · Full Georgia rule →
- MississippiConditional
No statewide burn ban. Mississippi bans are county-by-county: the County Board of Supervisors requests one and the Mississippi Forestry Commission approves it, and in MFC's words "All burn bans expire at midnight on the stated date of expiration." During a ban, anything with an open flame that produces an ember is prohibited — campfires, bonfires, fire pits, fire rings, burn barrels, debris burning and field burning; propane/gas grills, propane/gas heaters and charcoal grills remain allowed. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: mfc.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
- TennesseeInfo
No active burn bans in Tennessee — the Division of Forestry's burn-ban page states "Currently, there are no active burn bans in the State of Tennessee". …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
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