QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE
ANSWERED BEFORE ISSUING
A FIRE PERMIT

1. What is going to be burned?
     Brush cannot exceed 5 inches in diameter.

2. Where is it going to be burned?

3. When do you want to burn?
     Date. time of day. No burning 9:00 a.m. to
     5:00 p.m.
unless raining.

4. Is material to be burned material resulting 
    from the demolition of buildings?
    Air Pollution approval required?

5. What do you have for fire protection?

6. How much help will you have during burn?

7. Do you own the land where you plan to burn?

     If not, do you have written landowner
     approval?

8. If your fire is declared a nuisance, will you be
    able to extinguish same?

Air Pollution officials could require fire to be extinguished if one person complains about smoke.

9. Are there any tires or tubes in the material to be       burned?

10. Notice! Permits issued during rain are void if
     the rain stops, your fire must be extinguished
     at that time.

11. Be sure your fire is completely and totally    
    extinguished.

A buried fire is not an extinguished fire.

 

 
REMEMBER

 

 

 

Smokey the Bear

 

 

ONLY YOU
CAN
PREVENT
FOREST FIRES

 

 

 

IT'S THE LAW
FIRE PERMITS
REQUIRED

 

 

 

Forest and Lands Patch

 

 

Department of
Resources and Economic Development
Division of Forests and Lands
PO. Box 1856
Concord. NH 03302-1856
(603) 271-2217

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