{"id":130554,"date":"2026-03-05T18:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130554\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:20:07","slug":"open-burning-campfires-not-allowed-in-pennsylvania-state-forests-through-may-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130554\/","title":{"rendered":"Open burning, campfires not allowed in Pennsylvania state forests through May \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced a burn ban for all state forests as spring approaches and brings a potential for wildfires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The department said per state forest regulations, campfires and open burning are not allowed from March 1 through May 25. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cPlease be careful with fire this spring (and always)!\u201d it said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">State parks and state park campsites are unaffected by the burn ban.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">To learn more about wildfires, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/dcnr\/programs-and-services\/community-outreach-and-development\/wildfire?fbclid=IwY2xjawQWmdNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrRTEzQ2JxQk0xOFVYSnU5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtHyID7jKaTMNSS8BceAq1IKrXubOudcGFC2Lal_klZISiIkQe6o9nIXESVj_aem_OtX0Sy8XuEO8Yfqn42GMvQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" 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