NOTICE: Burn Permits Required

A reminder from the New Ipswich Fire Department:

It’s that time of year again, most of our snow is gone and permits are now required for any outdoor burning. It is the law in the state of New Hampshire that any time you kindle a fire outdoors you need a permit. Permits can be obtained by going to the Town Office during normal business hours OR going to the following site to purchase one from the state https://nh.burnsafeamerica.com/. The fee associated with the online permit goes directly to maintaining the website. As always if you have a question regarding burning, please contact the fire station at 603-878-1364 and leave a message, someone will get back to you as soon as they can. Below is a break down of the fire permits you can obtain.

“Category I Fire” means a small, controlled fire, such as a camp or cooking fire, contained within a ring of fire resistive material or in a portable fireplace no greater than 32 inches in diameter, for which a permit can be issued on a seasonal basis, and that is located at least 25 feet from a structure. A category I fire, conditions permitting, may be kindled with a permit at any time of day whether raining or not.

Category II Fire - means a controlled fire, such as a camp or cooking fire, no greater than 4 feet in diameter contained within a ring of fire resistive material or in a portable fireplace and located at least 50 feet from structures. A Category II fire, conditions permitting, may be kindled with a permit only between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. unless it is actually raining.

“Category III Fire” means any other fire, not a Category I or Category II fire or a fire greater than 4 feet in diameter or a fire not contained within a ring of resistive material and located at least 50 feet from structures. A Category III fire, conditions permitting, may be kindled with a permit only between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. unless it is actually raining. Category III permits may be issued for up to 7 days.

*All FIRES MUST BE ATTENDED UNTIL FULLY EXTINGUISHED!*

“Active rain”- the best way to describe it is, when you’re driving down the road and have to use your windshield wipers to see, that’s consider active rain. If it’s misting that is not considered active rain.

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Let’s keep each other, our emergency personnel, and our surrounding habitats safe by following burn regulations. What starts as a seemingly contained burning of yard waste can quickly turn into an emergency.