North Carolina Laws and Regulations regarding fire:

• NC Open Burning Laws NC General Statute GS 113-60.
• Laws pertaining to Prescribed Burning over 50 acres of forest lands
• Please follow Smoke Management procedures to minimize potential impacts from prescribed burning on air quality.

Air Quality Regulations in NC:

• Administrative Code
• EPA announced new Air Quality standards 9/21/2006. More details
• Does your area meet National Air Quality standards?
  • For PM2.5?
  • For Ozone?

Fire Behavior Modeling

• Fire behavior prediction models (standard free software)