As the hot and dry conditions persist in Arkansas, officials have imposed burn bans across numerous counties. The entire state is now under a high wildfire danger alert as of October 22. Outdoor burning is restricted in these counties, though certain exceptions may be made with permits from local emergency management offices.
Counties with burn bans currently in place include:
- Arkansas County
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Chicot County
- Clark County
- Cleburne County
- Cleveland County
- Columbia County
- Conway County
- Crawford County
- Dallas County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Faulkner County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Howard County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Little River County
- Logan County
- Lonoke County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miller County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Nevada County
- Newton County
- Ouachita County
- Perry County
- Phillips County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Scott County
- Searcy County
- Sebastian County
- Sevier County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- Union County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Yell County
For more information on burn bans across Arkansas, please click here.