OPEN BURNINING SEASON
Open burning season starts on January 15 and ends on May 1.
You must register and obtain the rules from Fire Headquarters at 209 Walden Street (free of charge).
You must call the Concord Fire Department each day between the hours of
0900-1200 at 978-318-3454 to obtain permission to burn for the day. Permits will be issued everyday providing the atmospheric conditions allow.
The Concord Fire Department may alter, limit, restrict or cancel permits because of drought, equipment problems or apparatus out of service. Burning will be allowed from 10:00 am until 4:00 PM.
All material must be completely extinguished by 4:00 PM
Material allowed to be burned are, brush, cane, driftwood, forestry debris (2" dia. Or less),
excluding, hay, leaves and stumps.
You must be at a location greater than 75 feet from any building, on land proximate to the place of generation and be in constant attendance until the fire is completely extinguished.
No starters such as gasoline or tires may be used.
A means of extinguishing the fire must be available at all times.
If the fire gets out of control at anytime call the Concord Fire Department at "911" for assistance.
Agricultural Operations are defined as operations which raise commercial foodstuffs and / or livestock on an area larger than one acre.
Materials to be burned under this Permit include, the pruning of blueberry patches, dead raspberry stalks, fruit tree pruning, infected beehives for disease control, and fungus - infected elm wood provided that no suitable alternative is available.
Massachusetts Law dictates these regulations found in:
If you have questions regarding these regulations do not hesitate to call the Concord Fire Department at 978-318-3488.
REMEMBER:
Open Burning Causes Air Pollution
All open burning must be conducted during periods of good atmospheric ventilation without causing a nuisance (as determined by DEP).
The decision to burn is controlled by each community on a local level. The fire department may make different decisions on burning based upon a number of local variables.
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