Burn Ban Today

Is there a burn ban in Portage County today?

Wisconsin · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

No

No — there is no burn ban in Portage County right now

Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)

Checked · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

From the notice

A DNR annual burning permit is not required from June 1st to December 31st except when emergency burning restrictions are in effect. Therefore, burning is allowed any time today. Please check the daily fire danger and adjust your burn plans accordingly. If your burn will produce significant smoke, please notify your local sheriff’s office to prevent unnecessary emergency responses. Fire danger today: low.

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Wisconsin burn bans today

Adams County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightAshland County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightBarron County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightBayfield County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightBrown County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Buffalo County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Burnett County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightCalumet County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Chippewa County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightClark County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightColumbia County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Crawford County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Dane County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Dodge County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Door County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Douglas County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightDunn County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Eau Claire County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightFlorence County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightFond du Lac County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Forest County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightGrant County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Green County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Green Lake County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Iowa County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Iron County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightJackson County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightJefferson County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Juneau County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightKenosha County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Kewaunee County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)La Crosse County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Lafayette County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Langlade County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightLincoln County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightManitowoc County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Marathon County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightMarinette County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightMarquette County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Menominee County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightMilwaukee County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Monroe County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightOconto County: Allowed: DNR permit, 6 pm to midnight in the north; no permit needed in the southOneida County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightOutagamie County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Ozaukee County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Pepin County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Pierce County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Polk County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightPrice County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightRacine County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Richland County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Rock County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Rusk County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightSauk County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Sawyer County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightShawano County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightSheboygan County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)St. Croix County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Taylor County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightTrempealeau County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Vernon County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Vilas County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightWalworth County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Washburn County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightWashington County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Waukesha County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Waupaca County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Waushara County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)Winnebago County: No DNR burning rules here (local rules apply)Wood County: Burning allowed with a DNR permit, 6 pm to midnightPortage County: Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)
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Nearby counties

None of the 8 closest counties has a burn ban.

Questions about burning in Portage County

Is there a burn ban in Portage County today?

No. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources lists Portage County as “Burning allowed today (no DNR permit needed)”. Status checked Oct 13, 10:44 AM CDT.

Can I burn trash or brush in Portage County?

No burn ban is reported, but you still have to follow state and local outdoor-burning rules (permits, burn hours, what may be burned), stay with the fire and keep water nearby. Cities and fire districts can ban burning on their own.

Who issues burn bans in Wisconsin?

The DNR sets burning rules for the counties it protects every day; in other areas towns, villages and fire departments set their own. Burning outside the daily limits needs a special permit from the local DNR Ranger Station.

Where does this information come from?

From Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources's official county burn-ban map, refreshed every hour on Burn Ban Today, plus Red Flag Warnings from the National Weather Service. Confirm with the Portage County offices or your local fire department before burning.

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