Burn Permits Required Beginning October 15th

Monday, October 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM

By Kim Albright

Beginning Thursday if you want to do any outdoor burning you will need to get a permit first.

Beginning Thursday if you want to do any outdoor burning you will need to get a permit first. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, require permits to burn leaves, natural debris or while conducting prescribed burns. The permits are free but have to be obtained on the day you plan to burn a leaf or ,debris pile of any size. Burning without a permit is a prosecutable Class C misdemeanor. State Forrester Heather Slayton said Tennessee averages 1,000 wildfires each year, burning approximately 18,000 acres. More than 90 percent of wildfires in Tennessee are caused by human activities including escaped debris burns.

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Burn Permits Required Beginning October 15th

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