How To Get A NC Burn Permit

Air Curtain Burner / Destructor Burn Permits in North Carolina

In this article: 

1. NC Burn Permit
2. NC Burn Permit Phone Number
3. NC Burn Permit Online Application

It is very important to read and learn permitting procedures for North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Forest Service Website, those participating in illegal burning can be fined up to 25,000. Thankfully, securing a burn permit is not difficult and the State outlines the process thoroughly.

Please check here to learn about the Permit System and general burning requirements.

For the sake of fire safety and clean air, please consult the Fire Weather Page by the North Carolina Forest Service. You can learn about Fire Weather and Danger and view forecasts.

Here is the staff directory, where you can find contacts for regional and permitting offices and staff members, including phone numbers.

For the full law on burning, click here. You may be benefited by asking your local contact about 

• 106-950, outlining an exemption to permitting fees in the case of safely contained fires.

You can fill out an online application for a burn permit here by selecting your county and clicking ‘Go!”

Here is the staff directory, where you can find phone numbers and contact information for regional and permitting offices and staff members.

You can fill out an online application for a burn permit here by selecting your county and clicking ‘Go!” 

You can contact your county forest ranger here, or scroll down to check our county directory which is 

organized by District and County.

North Carolina District 2

For District 2 contacts, click here.

Contact Links for the counties served under District 2: 

Alexander County Burn Permit contacts

Alleghany County Burn Permit contacts

Ashe County Burn Permit contacts

Avery County Burn Permit contacts

Burt County Burn Permit contact

Caldwell County Burn Permit contacts

Watauga County Burn Permit contacts

Wilkes County Burn Permit contacts

North Carolina District 4

For District 4 contacts, click here.

Contact Links for the counties served under District 4:

Beaufort County Burn Permit contacts

Carteret County Burn Permit contacts

Craven County Burn Permit contacts

Jones County Burn Permit contacts

Lenoir County Burn Permit contacts

Onslow County Burn Permit contacts

Pamlico County Burn Permit contacts

Pitt County Burn Permit contacts

North Carolina District 6

For District 6 contacts, click here.

Contact Links for the counties served under District 6 :

Cumberland County Burn Permit contacts

Harnett County Burn Permit contacts

Hoke County Burn Permit contacts

Johnston County Burn Permit contacts

Robeson County Burn Permit contacts

Sampson County Burn Permit contacts

North Carolina District 8

For District 8 contacts, click here.

Contact Links for the counties served under District 8 :

Bladen County Burn Permit contacts

Brunswick County Burn Permit contacts

Columbus County Burn Permit contacts

Duplin County Burn Permit contacts

New Hanover County Burn Permit contacts

Pender County Burn Permit contacts

North Carolina District 10

For District 10 contacts, click here.

Contact Links for the counties served under District 8 :

Davidson County Burn Permit contacts

Davie County Burn Permit contacts

Forsyth County Burn Permit contacts

Guilford County Burn Permit contacts

Rowan County Burn Permit contacts

Stokes County Burn Permit contacts

Surry County Burn Permit contacts

Yadkin County Burn Permit contacts

North Carolina District 12

For District 12 contacts, click here.

Contact Links for the counties served under District 8 :

Cabarrus County Burn Permit contacts

Catawba County Burn Permit contacts

Cleveland County Burn Permit contacts

Gaston County Burn Permit contacts

Iredell County Burn Permit contacts

Lincoln County Burn Permit contacts

Mecklenburg County Burn Permit contacts

Rutherford County Burn Permit contacts

Union County Burn Permit contacts