Burning Permits

1.  Property owners must obtain a NH Division of Forest & Lands Burning Permit. 

• Only property owners are authorized to obtain a permit. 
• A tenant or friend may obtain a permit only with written permission of the land owner. 
• The Fire Department maintains an extensive file of owner authorized permission to burn.

2.  There are several types of permits available:

• Category I - cooking fire no greater than 2' in diameter
• Category II- cooking fire no greater than 4' in diameter
• Category III  A fire other than Category I or II that is greater than 4' in diameter, not contained within a ring or resistive material.
• Daily and seasonal permits are available for Category I and II fires.
• Only daily permits are available for Category III
• The Fire Department generally inspects all fire permit sites on the day the permit is issued.  There are site requirements for distances to buildings, size of material being burned and type of material being burned.  Check with the Fire Department for specific regulations.

3.  Any person firm or corporation causing or kindling a fire without a permit, when a permit is required, and also any person by whose   negligence or the negligence of his agents any fire shall be caused, is liable to the town for all expenses incurred in attending or extinguishing such a fire.

4.     Permits can be obtain at the Fire Station, 85 Lake Street between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm.