Air Quality - Outdoor Burning
All outdoor burning requires a permit!
December 2011 - Outdoor Burning Update
Missoula County's outdoor burning season is closed. The general outdoor burning season will open on March 1, 2012. All burns require a permit, which you may obtain at your local fire protection agency.
Before lighting your fire you must call the outdoor burning hotline at 258-4900 after 9:00 am on the day you wish to burn for notice of any restrictions in effect. When dispersion is poor, burn restrictions are required to protect public health.
For outdoor burning north of Clearwater junction in the Clearwater and Swan drainages you must call the Northern Missoula County burning hotline - 677-2899.
Burning hotline updates are also available on the MCFPA website at:
Impact Zones
Outdoor burning may be restricted by impact zones. There are currently two impact zones in Missoula County. Click on the links below for maps of Impact Zones M and SL.
- Impact Zone M -- outlined in red
- Impact Zone SL
Please call the department at 258-4755 if you have questions about what may be burned and when. As a general rule, only untreated vegetation on untreated wood may be burned.
For information about burning during December, January, or February, contact the department at 258-4755.
You can also download a PDF file for the following Missoula City-County Health Department brochures:
- It's Fall, Why Can't I Burn?
- Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
- Prescribed Wildland Burning in Missoula County
- Outdoor Burning Regulations
- Outdoor Burning in Missoula County
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