Summer Burn Ban to Affect 54 Georgia Counties
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To help diminish air issues surrounding ozone pollutants, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division institutes an outdoor burn ban every summer in 54 mostly north and central Georgia counties. While campfires, cooking fires, and some agriculture burns are permitted, the 54 counties (listed below) do not allow yard and land debris clearing burns from May 1 to September 30. For complete details, visit
Georgia law classifies outdoor burning in several categories. In counties not included in the outdoor burn ban, the Georgia Forestry Commission reminds residents they must continue to follow specific laws, fire safety guidelines, and any local ordinances governing outdoor burning. Full details including video resources can be found at https://gatrees.org/burn-permits-and-notifications/.
Georgia’s outdoor summer burn ban is in effect May 1-September 30 in the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, and Walton.
