Rock County is not in a designated wildfire hazard zone and Wisconsin has no defensible-space law, but the DNR sets daily fire-danger ratings and burn restrictions. Southern Wisconsin grasslands can reach very high fire danger in spring, when burn permits are suspended.
Wisconsin does not designate statutory wildfire zones the way western states do, and there is no state brush-clearance mandate for homeowners. Instead the DNR runs a statewide fire-danger and burn-restriction system: daily ratings (low to very high/extreme) determine whether DNR burning permits are valid. Rock County sits in southern Wisconsin's grassland-and-cropland landscape, where spring conditions before green-up regularly push fire danger to 'very high,' and homes adjacent to grassland create wildland-urban-interface risk. Residents should check the WisBURN dashboard or call 1-888-WIS-BURN before any outdoor burning, since permits are automatically suspended on high-danger days.
Burning while permits are suspended or restrictions are in effect is a DNR forfeiture, plus full liability for suppression costs if a fire escapes.
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