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Steps to safe burning. Get a permit: Obtain a free permit online instantly with an email address. Or call the hotline 1-888-WIS-BURN (947-2876) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily to have a burning permit mailed to you.
Burning permit application. Obtain a free DNR annual burning permit to burn approved materials in DNR protection areas by completing the self-issued burning permit application below.
The WisBURN mapping application contains access to the current fire situation, including fire danger, DNR burn restrictions, wildfire and prescribed burn activity. Fire danger ratings describe the potential for a fire to start and spread and the intensity at which a fire will burn in the wildland.
Permits are free and can be obtained online and instantly emailed or issued over the phone and delivered by the Postal Service within three to five business days. Get your annual DNR burning permit by completing the online application here or by calling 1-888-WIS-BURN (947-2876).
EXTREME: Wildfires start easily, spread furiously, burn intensely and are very difficult to control. Having trouble online? Call our WisBURN hotline, 1-888-WIS-BURN (947-2876), or see text-only Fire Danger and DNR Burn Restrictions: https://apps.dnr.wi.gov/forestryapps/burnrestriction.
For burns outside of incorporated cities or villages, you will need to use this map to determine if your proposed burn is in a location that requires a burn permit. Keep in mind that DNR requirements represent the minimum open burning regulations.
WisBURN is a critical public communication tool used by the Division of Forestry to provide accurate and timely information on current fire danger, DNR burn restrictions and fire activity across Wisconsin. Their main customer base is DNR burn permit holders (those who plan to burn debris or conduct small-scale land management burns), providing ...
Always contact the DNR at 1‐888‐WIS‐BURN or visit dnr.wi.gov/topic/foresire/ restricons.html for daily burning restricons. Burning permits are issued for people who burn on the ground and in barrels when the ground is not completely snow covered.
Before conducting any prescribed burns in Wisconsin, you must obtain proper DNR burning permits (if necessary where you live) or consult your local municipality and fire department. Always keep an eye on the changing weather conditions and stay within the specified burn prescription.
The DNR's burning permit rules apply to open burning in certain areas of the state where DNR has fire protection responsibility. Chapter NR 30, Wis. Adm. Code, identifies the "intensive" and "extensive" fire control areas that require permits before open burning can occur.