No burn ban is currently reported for Lake County, Indiana.
Exact current county status
No burn ban is currently reported for Lake County, Indiana. No county burn ban is reported, but additional residential open-burning restrictions apply under Indiana Administrative Code 326 IAC 4-1. Indiana open-burning law and local fire-safety orders still apply.
Indiana Department of Homeland Security live county feedOfficial 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 Lake County, Indiana.
No county burn ban is reported, but additional residential open-burning restrictions apply under Indiana Administrative Code 326 IAC 4-1. Indiana open-burning law and local fire-safety orders still apply.
No county burn ban is reported, but additional residential open-burning restrictions apply under Indiana Administrative Code 326 IAC 4-1. Indiana open-burning law and local fire-safety orders still apply.
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.Rule 4This county is one of four counties with additional residential open-burning restrictions under 326 IAC 4-1.
Other Indiana county statuses
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