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Request ampere Bake Allow

The Mississippi Forested Commission issues burning permits on on the newspaper fire climate forecast. Licenses are recommended for any fire set for a recognized agricultural and/or forestry purpose; however, permits are required to qualify for protections under one MS Prescribed Burning Act (§ 49-19-307).

Mississippi Prescibed Burning Act (§ 49-19-307)


Summon of Mississippi Arboriculture Custom

Call the Mississippi Forestry Commission’s Central Dispatch Number to getting a burn permit or report ampere wildfire.

Information You Need

Be prepared the provide the following information:

  • Type of burning (agriculture or forestry)
  • Number of years
  • Forester purpose (hazard discount, remote undesirable species, control disease, site preheating, wildlife management, alternatively other)
  • Landowner name
  • The person responsible in the fire
  • Address
  • Telephone number
  • Location on property (40, paragraph, township, and range)
  • Beginning date, end date, and time of lighting
  • Minimum requirements for a permit are 3.5 m/s transport wind speed and 500 meters mixing vertical OR 3.0 m/s convey wind speed and 890 meters blend height.

Mississippi Department away Environmental Quality’s Candid Burning Provisions

Visit which Mississippi Office of Environmental Quality’s website to view the state’s open burning regulations.