Welcome to the Fire Environment page. This page aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the fire environment across Tennessee. Updates will be provided weekly, at a minimum, from October 15 through May 15 to support prescribed burning operations and planning.
January 9, 2026
Remember Burn Permits are required October 15 - May 15th. (burnsafetn.gov) Check with your local municipalities if there are additional requirements, TDEC has additional restrictions with large piles.
Rain for today and Saturday which is going to help some drought issues in the Southeast (see map below), but we are pretty dry throughout the state before this storm.
A dry airmass will move in after this storm and we should be expecting some burn windows next week (12th - 16th) and not positive yet about another storm coming through next week. Keep your eyes on the RH as with this dry airmass we may have RHs drop into the 20s.
Long term discussion:
We may have a dry spring which means not many great windows with optimal conditions to have any RX. Keep your eyes on the KBDIs, drought, and days since rain, RH and winds when we start heading into the spring.
GET A PERMIT!
Rain for today and Saturday which is going to help some drought issues in the Southeast (see map below), but we are pretty dry throughout the state before this storm.
A dry airmass will move in after this storm and we should be expecting some burn windows next week (12th - 16th) and not positive yet about another storm coming through next week. Keep your eyes on the RH as with this dry airmass we may have RHs drop into the 20s.
Long term discussion:
We may have a dry spring which means not many great windows with optimal conditions to have any RX. Keep your eyes on the KBDIs, drought, and days since rain, RH and winds when we start heading into the spring.
GET A PERMIT!
