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Open Air Burning
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts allows open air burning from January 15th to May 1st of each year. Only garden preparation and tree trimming material may be burned (no leaves or stumps). Burning sites need to be inspected by the Fire Department prior to use. Burning is allowed from 10am to 4pm, at which time all burning must be concluded. Burning must be constantly attended and a garden hose or water source must be readily available.

Burning sites must be located at least 75 feet from structures and materials cannot be piled higher than 3 feet, longer than 25 feet, or wider than 10 feet. Once a Permit is obtained from the Fire Department, it is good for the remainder of the burning season, and no further inspections will be made. However, a telephone call to the Fire Department must be made prior to burning in order to activate the Permit and insure that burning is allowed on any particular day (high winds or extremely dry conditions will negate open burning).

For more information and the text of Massachusetts Regulation 310 CMR 7.07, "Open Burning," see the Open Burning Regulations of the Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control. Contact the Fire Department at 259-3082 for more information.