NCFS

Online Burning Permit System

The N.C. Forest Service is waiving the requirement for open burning permits in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties effective at noon Saturday, Oct. 12, until further notice. Read news release.

Careless debris burning is the leading cause of wildfires in North Carolina. Don't be careless. Be ready. For prevention tips, visit our Fire Safety Outdoors page.

Step 1. Familiarize yourself with these regulations

Please review the information on this page and then select a county to begin the application. Please click here to visit your regional Division of Air Quality office If you wish, you may view the North Carolina General Statute Chapter 106, Article 78: Regulation of Open Fires.

Before filling out an open burning permit application, please familiarize yourself with these Air Quality regulations and general information related to open burning.

If you are already familiar with the Air Quality regulations listed above, please proceed to the Burn Permit Application Pages by selecting the county you wish to conduct burning in from the list below

Step 2. Select your county from the dropdown and click Go!

Please choose a county Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

Please note that your Web browser must be configured to allow cookies in order for the application to function.

Having difficulty receiving email from us? Please ensure that "burn.permits@ncagr.gov" is in the approved senders list for your email account.

For technical support regarding the online burning permit system, please refer to these Frequently Asked Questions or call the N.C. Burn Permit Support Line at 919-578-2207, Monday — Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please leave a voicemail if your call is not answered. For questions about open burning laws and rules, or for questions about a burn in your area, please contact your county forest ranger.

You may obtain a burn permit from local burn permitting agents currently open for business.

Information provided to or gathered by the N.C. Forest Service is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties upon request.