This site is available to issue permits, when conditions permit, Oct. 15 - May 15, 8AM - 11PM. To report illegal burning, please call toll-free 1-888-891-TDEC. Bedford (877) 350-BURN (2876) Benton (731) 584-7630. Burning permits focus attention on the safe use of fire.
Burn permits are only issued when conditions are conducive to safe burning.
39-14-306. For information on what materials may NOT be burned in Tennessee, please visit Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Open Burning Guidelines by clicking here . Stay with the fire until it is completely out. You have two options: By phone: Burning permits by phone are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on holidays. Anderson (865) 494-9434.
phone number Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Need a burn permit? Burn permits issued by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry are only issued between October 15 through May 15 each year. To report illegal burning, please call toll-free 1-888-891-TDEC. To report illegal burning, please call toll-free 1-888-891-TDEC This option is available for all types of debris buring activity and in all counties where a burning permit is required. As such, our online burn permit system will not be issuing permits until that time.
Phone numbers can be found by visiting www.BurnSafeTN.org . Summary.
Anderson(865) 494-9434. From October 15 through May 15, anyone starting an open-air fire within 500 feet of a forest, grassland, or woodland must by law secure a burning permit from the Division of Forestry. rake, shovel, water). Burning permits served through this website are authorized by the State Forester pursuant to T.C.A. Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry representative to request a permit. For information on what materials may NOT be burnedin Tennessee, please visit Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Open Burning Guidelines by clicking here.
To report illegal burning, please call toll-free 1-888-891-TDEC. Keep fire containment equipment on hand during the fire (e.g.