PERMIT
OPEN BURNING

Town of Swansea, Massachusetts

Fire Department50 New Gardner Neck RoadSwansea, MA 02777(508) 672-4305Application for Open Burning Permit

Date:

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number(s):

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the attached Open Burning Regulations. I further understand that this permit is subject to immediate revocation upon violation of said regulations.

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Violation of any provision of said section shall be punished by a fine of not more than 500 dollars, plus the cost of suppression, or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both. (MGL Ch 48, Sec 13)

DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

Permit No.:Issued By:

Note(s):

Permit No.:Issue Date:Expire Date: May 1, 2012

Open Burning Regulations for the Town of Swansea

In accordance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regulation 310 CMR: DEP 7.07:U and Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 48, Section 13, in relation to “Open Burning”

Unless open burning is being conducted for the purpose of:

  • Combating or backfiring an existing fire by persons affiliated with an official firefighting agency; or,
  • Is being used primarily for cooking purposes,

The following conditions must be met:

  1. Possession of a valid permit from the local fire department or warden
  2. Open burning must be conducted:
  3. During periods of good atmospheric ventilation
  4. Without causing a nuisance
  5. With smoke minimizing starters if used

Open burning permits may be used for:

  1. Training or research in fire protection or prevention with specific approval by the Department of Environmental Protection
  2. Activities associated with the normal pursuit of agriculture which have been determined by the Department of Environmental Protection as necessary (Agriculture is defined as a raising of crops and livestock for commercial uses)
  3. Open burning of brush, cane, driftwood, and forestry debris – excluding grass, hay, leaves and stumps. All such open burning to be conducted:
  4. From January 15th to May 1st of each year;
  5. On land proximate to the place of generation;
  6. At a location greater than 75-feet from any dwelling;
  7. Between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
  8. While attended to, at all times, by a competent adult (18-yrs of age and older);
  9. With a suitable form of suppression equipment readily available

Under all circumstances the following is prohibited:

  1. Burning of brush, trees, cane and driftwood from commercial or institutional land clearing operations
  2. Burning of grass, hay, leaves and stumps
  3. Burning of tires
  4. Burning during adverse meteorological conditions
  5. Burning at landfills or refuse disposal facilities other than DEP approved incinerators
  6. Stacking, placing or storing combustible materials such that DEP may presume that it will be burned

PLEASE NOTE: Permission to burn must be obtained each day from the Fire Department
by calling (508) 672-4305 and referencing the above permit number.