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.
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REMEMBER

ONLY YOU
CAN
PREVENT
FOREST FIRES
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IT'S THE LAW
FIRE PERMITS
REQUIRED

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