Burn Permit and Notification Service Obtain, renew, activate, edit, or reprint your burn permit. Opens in a new tab View Current Burning Status Check whether burning is currently open before you burn. Opens in a new tab
Use the Burn Permit and Notification Service
Use the online service to manage your burn permit. You only need one burn permit per person, and the same permit number is used to renew your permit and activate it before burning.
Obtain or Renew a Permit Opens in a new tab
Get a new burn permit or renew your existing permit for the current calendar year.
Activate Before Burning Opens in a new tab
Activate your permit each day before burning. Burning may be closed due to air quality or fire danger.
Edit or Reprint a Permit Opens in a new tab
Reprint your permit or keep a digital copy available while burning.
Keep Your Permit Information
Save your permit number. You will need it to renew your permit and to activate your permit before burning.
If you print your permit, sign it and keep it at the burn site. Digital signatures on devices are accepted.
What Your Burn Permit Allows
A standard burn permit allows burning of natural vegetation from the permitted site only.
- Allowed materials include natural vegetation such as trees, branches, brush, leaves, and dry grass.
- Do not burn garbage, treated or painted wood, plastics, tires, food waste, hazardous waste, or other man-made materials.
- Burning is prohibited in Whitefish, Columbia Falls, and Kalispell city limits.
Before You Burn
- Activate your burn permit before lighting your fire.
- Do not burn when high winds are forecast or dry conditions are unsafe.
- Have water, tools, and enough people available to control the fire.
- Keep a cell phone nearby and call 911 if the fire escapes control.
- Keep burn piles at least 50 feet from structures and 10 feet from property lines.
- Attend the fire until it is completely out.