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Current official county status

Brown County, Indiana burn-ban status.

No burn ban is currently reported for Brown County, Indiana.

Exact current county status

No burn ban is currently reported for Brown County, Indiana. No county burn ban is reported. Indiana open-burning law and any local fire-safety ordinance still apply; this status does not make otherwise prohibited burning legal.

Indiana Department of Homeland Security live county feed Official county record checked July 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM EDT
Exact answer from the current official feed

No burn ban is currently reported for Brown County, Indiana.

No county burn ban is reported. Indiana open-burning law and any local fire-safety ordinance still apply; this status does not make otherwise prohibited burning legal.

Current statusNo Burn Ban Reported
JurisdictionBrown County, Indiana
Reported byBrown County EMA
Official status dateMay 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM EDT
Live source checkedJuly 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM EDT
Exact statusOfficial recordCurrent feedNo inferred permission
Official status mapIndiana DHS county burn-ban map Exact county recordOpen the machine-readable Brown County record RestrictionsIndiana open-burning requirements
Restrictions that still apply

What the current status means in Brown County.

No county burn ban is reported. Indiana open-burning law and any local fire-safety ordinance still apply; this status does not make otherwise prohibited burning legal.

Rule 1Indiana generally prohibits open burning unless a listed exemption applies.Rule 2Allowed fires must use permitted materials, remain attended, and be extinguished if they create a hazard, nuisance, pollution problem, or public-health threat.Rule 3Non-recreational exempt burning must occur during daylight and be extinguished before sunset.

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