# North Dakota burn bans today

9 of 53 counties have a burn ban (checked 2026-10-13T17:28:49.866Z, source North Dakota Department of Emergency Services: https://www.des.nd.gov/burn-restrictions).

County commissions declare burn restrictions that switch on at a set level of the daily North Dakota Fire Danger Index (and during NWS Red Flag Warnings). Open burning is not allowed anywhere when the index is Extreme.

## Counties with a burn ban

- [Billings County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/billings-county/) — since 2026-07-31
- [Bowman County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/bowman-county/) — since 2026-05-19
- [McKenzie County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/mckenzie-county/) — since 2026-03-04
- [Mercer County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/mercer-county/) — since 2026-05-06
- [Morton County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/morton-county/) — since 2025-08-13
- [Oliver County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/oliver-county/) — since 2026-08-10
- [Sioux County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/sioux-county/) — since 2025-04-14
- [Slope County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/slope-county/) — since 2026-05-13
- [Stark County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/stark-county/) — since 2026-01-06

## Partial bans / advisories

- [Adams County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/adams-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Burke County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/burke-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Burleigh County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/burleigh-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Dickey County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/dickey-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Dunn County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/dunn-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Emmons County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/emmons-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Golden Valley County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/golden-valley-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Grant County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/grant-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Hettinger County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/hettinger-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Kidder County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/kidder-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Logan County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/logan-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [McIntosh County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/mcintosh-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [McLean County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/mclean-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Mountrail County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/mountrail-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Nelson County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/nelson-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Pierce County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/pierce-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Ramsey County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/ramsey-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Sheridan County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/sheridan-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns
- [Ward County](https://burnbantoday.com/north-dakota/ward-county/) — Restricted today: controlled burns

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