Fire Regulations in Benton County, AR (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Benton County, Arkansas.
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Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Recreational fires are exempt from Benton County's open-burning notification rule. Sec. 34-3(c) excludes grills, campfires in agency-regulated devices, and barbecues or outdoor fireplaces used at a residence from the requirement in Sec. 34-3(a) to phone county dispatch before burning.
Benton County Exempts Campfires From Burn Notice
Few RestrictionsBenton County, AR Code of Ordinances § 34-3(c)
Sec. 34-3. Notification of open burning. (a) All persons desiring to conduct open burning in the unincorporated areas of the county shall first notify county administration of such planned open burn. This notification shall be by telephone communication to the county warning point (county CENCOM office). All requestors shall provide the location of the burn by 911 address, name, date, time, and...
Outdoor Burning
The county judge can order an immediate countywide ban on open burning whenever weather and fire conditions turn hazardous, effective the moment the court order and notice go out: no open burning is allowed once a ban is declared.
Benton County Open Burning Ban Order
Significant RestrictionsSec. 34-1
(a)The county judge may issue a court order of the county court declaring a ban on burning when local circumstances and atmospheric conditions make fires a hazard to the health and safety of citizens and their property. (b)Rescission of the declaration of the ban on burning shall be by an order of the county court. (c)Declaration of the ban on burning or rescission of such a declaration shall...
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