Burning Permits

 

Burning permits are now available at Station 1, 48 Lothrop Street. Permits are only valid between 1/15/2008 and 4/30/2008. A new permit must be obtained every year from your local fire department or Forest Warden.

You are allowed to burn brush, cane, driftwood and forestry debris from other than commercial or industrial land clearing operations from January 15 through April 30 under the following conditions:

  1. Burning must be at least 75 feet from all dwellings
  2. Burning must be carried out between 10am and 4pm
  3. Burning must take place on land closest to the source of material to be burned

Prohibited from open burning:

Grass, hay, leaves, and/or stumps or tires also any brush, trees, cane, and driftwood from any commercial or institutional land clearing operations.

The permit must be renewed each day you are going to burn. To renew call 230-3327 on the day you would like to burn and leave your permit number.

Violators shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 plus the cost of suppression or by imprisonment for not more than one month or both.

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