Open burning staff contacts

Staff contacts for open burning inquiries are provided below.

If you have concerns or complaints about open burning or outdoor wood boilers (OWBs), visit Complaints.

Wildfire safety and prevention contacts

• Dial 911 for an emergency or DNR fire control dispatch offices
• General burning permits and wildfire prevention: Catherine Koele
• Prescribed burns: Michele Witecha

Open burning approvals and regulations contacts

• Air quality open burning requirements and approvals: Jeff Artus
• Material disposal open burning requirements and approvals: Waste management specialist
• Becoming a licensed woodburning facility: Waste management specialist