Press & Media

BurnAtlas publishes a daily, sourced national picture of county burn bans. Reporters are welcome to cite our numbers — they refresh every day and each carries the official agency it was read from and the time it was checked.

As of September 5, 2026

208 counties

under an active burn ban across the 1 state we currently track, led by Texas (208).

See the live tracker

What we offer newsrooms

A live national tracker updated daily, sorted by counties affected.
Per-county detail pages you can link readers to directly.
Every figure carries its official source and the time it was last verified.
A free data API and embeddable widget if you want the numbers in your own pages.

How to cite us

Please credit BurnAtlas with a link to burnatlas.org/burn-ban-map. Our data is informational and aggregates official sources; it is not a permit and does not replace confirming with local fire authorities.

Media contact

Questions, interviews, or a custom cut of the data for a story? admin@burnatlas.org