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Iowa Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Info: Iowa has no statewide burn ban, and no county had one in force on the State Fire Marshal's own map.

InfoVerified Oct 17, 2026

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Iowa has no statewide burn ban, and no county had one in force on the State Fire Marshal's own map. Under Iowa Code §100.40, the State Fire Marshal may prohibit open burning in an area — at the request of a local fire chief, city council or board of supervisors — during extremely dry or dangerous conditions; violating a proclamation is a simple misdemeanor. A ban does NOT prohibit permitted supervised burns, outdoor fireplaces, barbecue grills, supervised landfills or approved metal/masonry incinerators. The official Active Burn Ban Map carries an entry for each of Iowa's 99 counties, and every entry was blank — no active ban and no recently lifted ban. One caveat worth knowing: the map is built from county-filed entries, and its underlying data layer recorded no edit after April 27, 2026, so a county that has not filed an update will still read clear. Confirm with your county before burning.

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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Iowa

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

IllinoisInfo
Illinois has no statewide burn-ban system — restrictions are local. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: epa.illinois.gov · Full Illinois rule →
MinnesotaConditional
Minnesota requires a DNR burning permit for open debris burning statewide, and restrictions are set county by county on the DNR's burning-restrictions map, which is updated daily. …
Verified Oct 18, 2026 · Source: maps.dnr.state.mn.us · Full Minnesota rule →
MissouriConditional
Missouri has no statewide burn ban, but county burn bans ARE in effect in southwest Missouri. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: dfs.dps.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
NebraskaInfo
Nebraska's baseline law (Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-520.01) is a statewide open-burning ban on bonfires, outdoor rubbish fires and land-clearing fires — waived only by a burn permit from your local fire chief (the State Fire Marshal's burn-permit page). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: govdocs.nebraska.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
South DakotaConditional
South Dakota has no statewide burn ban, and by law it cannot have one: under SDCL 34A-1-18 a general prohibition on open burning is set by each municipality, or by the county outside municipal boundaries, and the state board may not adopt a rule generally prohibiting all open burning. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: blm.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
WisconsinConditional
Wisconsin has no statewide burn ban, and no county's DNR-issued burning permits are suspended. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: apps.dnr.wi.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →

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