Some municipalities and fire districts in Massachusetts allow open burning of brush from January 15 to May 1. You must obtain a permit from the town or fire district in which you plan to burn brush. The following towns and fire districts offer permits online, weather permitting.
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Franklin County Only the following towns: Ashfield Bernardston Buckland Fire District Charlemont Colrain Conway Deerfield Fire District Erving Gill Heath Leverett Leyden Montague Center Fire District New Salem Northfield Rowe Shelburne Center Fire District Shelburne Falls Fire District Shutesbury South Deerfield Fire District Sunderland Warwick Wendell Whately |
Berkshire County Only the following towns: Becket Cheshire Dalton Great Barrington Hancock Lanesborough Lee Lenox Monterey Peru Pittsfield Richmond Stockbridge Windsor |
Hampshire County Only the following towns: Goshen Williamsburg |
New Braintree State Police Dispatch Serving the following towns: Brimfield Brookfield Hardwick Holland New Braintree North Brookfield Petersham Wales West Brookfield |
For all other towns, please contact your town directly to inquire about permits.