LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As spring approaches and temperatures start drying out in central Arkansas, several counties have already placed burn bans in effect.
According to reports from the Arkansas Forestry Division, 49 counties are currently under a moderate risk of wildfire danger and 26 counties are under a high risk.
Ashley County has issued a burn ban and asked that citizens refrain from burning immediately for the rest of Monday, February 26 due to high winds and dry conditions.
Here are the other counties under burn bans until further notice:
- Ashley - Lifted
- Bradley - Lifted
- Carroll
- Cleburne - Lifted
- Columbia
- Crawford - Lifted
- Dallas - Lifted
- Drew - Lifted
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Hempstead - Lifted
- Independence - Lifted
- Johnson - Lifted
- Lafayette
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Miller - Lifted
- Newton - Lifted
- Nevada
- Ouachita - Lifted
- Phillips - Lifted
- Searcy
- Sebastian - Lifted
- Sharp
- Union - Lifted
- Van Buren - Lifted
- Washington
- White - Lifted
- Woodruff
- Yell - Lifted
The map below shows current wildfire danger & burn bans across the state. Green represents counties under low risk of wildfire danger, yellow is moderate risk, orange is high risk, red is extreme risk, and checkered represents counties under burn bans.
