Governor lifts statewide burn ban

Governor Phil Bryant has lifted the statewide burn ban, effective immediately.

Bryant says, “Despite the lifting of the statewide burn ban, there are a number of counties that will remain under burn bans, enacted by the Board of Supervisors.”

As provided by the Mississippi Forestry Commission, below is a list of counties with active burn bans and when they expire.

County	Date Issued	Date Expires	Exemptions (see below)
Adams	09/18/19	10/19/19	2-6
Amite	09/30/19	10/31/19	2
Benton	09/30/19	10/30/19	2
Chickasaw	10/01/19	10/31/19	2
Clay	09/27/19	10/27/19	2
Copiah	09/25/19	10/25/19	2, 3, 5
Covington	09/30/19	10/30/19	2-6
Franklin	09/27/19	10/27/19	1
George	10/02/19	11/04/19	2,3,5
Hinds	10/01/19	11/01/19	2, 5
Itawamba	09/30/19	11/04/19	2, 3
Jasper	10/01/19	10/31/19	2
Jefferson	09/30/19	10/31/19	1
Jefferson Davis	09/30/19	10/28/19	1
Kemper	10/01/19	10/31/19	1
Lauderdale	09/23/19	10/23/19	2
Lawrence	09/30/19	10/28/19	5
Lee	09/24/19	10/24/19	2, 3
Lincoln	09/26/19	10/26/19	1
Marion	09/30/19	10/15/19	2, 3
Montgomery	09/23/19	10/23/19	2
Panola	09/30/19	11/04/19	2, 6
Pike	09/30/19	10/15/19	1
Pontotoc	09/30/19	11/04/19	2, 4
Prentiss	09/27/19	10/27/19	2
Rankin	09/26/19	10/26/19	2, 3
Scott	09/30/19	10/21/19	2
Simpson	09/27/19	10/27/19	2, 3
Smith	09/30/19	10/31/19	2
Tallahatchie	09/30/19	Until further notice	2-4
Tate	09/26/19	10/26/19	2
Walthall	09/30/19	10/30/19	1
Wayne	09/30/19	11/04/19	1
Webster	09/30/19	10/29/19	2
Yalobusha	10/01/19	10/31/19	2
Yazoo	09/27/19	10/27/19	2, 4, 5

Types of Exemptions:

No exemptions from this burn ban
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Certified Burn Managers
County Fire Services
Commercial contractors with heavy construction equipment, providing that said burn meets Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) regulations. MDEQ’s open burning regulations can be found on their website, click here for more information.
Agricultural field burn
Other