You must always check with your local fire dept. before ANY burning.

Welcome to the one-stop place for all current burn bans in Johnson County, Kansas.

Fire District	Ban In Effect	Comments
Bonner Springs website	No	To obtain a burn permit from this department, call 913-422-5674.
Consolidated Fire District #2 (N.E. Johnson Co.) website	Open burning not allowed at any time.	Open burning of yard waste is prohibited by local ordinance in all of the cities serviced by CFD#2. Therefore no open burning permits are issued for this type of burning.
Johnson County Fire District #1 (Gardner, Edgerton, New Century Air Center) website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	No burning of any kind for the month of April.
Johnson County Fire District #2 (Spring Hill, Stanley, Stilwell, Bucyrus) website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	To obtain a burn permit from this district, call 913-681-2764. Material must be site generated. Burning will only be allowed at a residential location. Burn pile can only be 5' by 5'. No burning of grasslands, pastures, fields, or any type of acreage. No commercial/land clearing operations of any kind.
City of Leawood website	No	To obtain a burn permit from this department, call 913-681-6788.
City of Lenexa website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	NO BURNING PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. To obtain a burn permit from this department, call 913-477-7990.
NW Consolidated Fire District (N.W. JOCO, includes De Soto) website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	To obtain a burn permit from this district, call 913-583-3886. Material must be site generated. Burning will only be allowed at a residential location. Burn pile can only be 5' by 5'. No burning of grasslands, pastures, fields, or any type of acreage. No commercial/land clearing operations of any kind.
City of Olathe website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	NO BURN PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. Recreational fires will be allowed in accordance with Olathe Municipal Code 16.05.150. Recreational fires are limited to natural materials with a fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth or similar purposes. To obtain a burn permit from this department, call 913-971-7900.
City of Overland Park (Serves Overland Park and Merriam) website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	To obtain a burn permit from Overland Park Fire Department, go to the city website and apply on EnerGov. This applies to Overland Park and Merriam residents. If you encounter issues call 913-888-6066.
City of Shawnee (Serves Shawnee and Lake Quivira Website	APRIL RESTRICTIONS	NO BURNING PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL. To obtain a burn permit from this department, call 913-631-1080.