Open burning season officially over

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued a reminder that the fall open burning season ended on Nov. 30. No open burning is allowed in the Western Montana Burn Zone until March 1, 2017, unless specific permission is obtained from the department. The Western Montana Burn Zone includes Lincoln, Flathead, Sanders, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Lewis and Clark, Ravalli, Granite, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Jefferson, Broadwater, Beaverhead, Madison and Gallatin counties.

Residents of Lewis and Clark, Yellowstone, Flathead, Missoula, Lincoln, and Cascade counties and all Indian reservations should contact their local air quality agency to understand local air quality related open burning rules. For more information, please visit the Department’s Open Burning website at www.burnclosures.mt.gov.