Foxborough Town Shares 2021 Open Burning Season

Press release from the Town of Foxborough:

January 13, 2021

2021 Open Burning Season

Open Burning 2021 Guidelines & Procedures Permits are now available for open burning starting
January 15 - May 1, 2021 from 10am - 4pm only

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Once you have your Open Burning Permit, it allows you to burn:

Brush Cane
Driftwood Forestry debris
Agriculture-related materials Fungus-infected Elmwood
Agricultural land clearing

Under the following conditions:

1. Activate DAILY your permit on the FFD website before burning to be sure air quality conditions are acceptable for burning (Activate your Permit here)

2. Burning only between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, January 15-May 1, 2021

3. Burning required to be at least 75 feet away from all buildings

4. Must have a hose or water source nearby to extinguish the fire

5. Review State Burning Regulations before burning

Burning of the following is prohibited statewide:

Brush, trees, cane, and driftwood from commercial and institutional land clearing operations

Burning at landfills or refuse disposal facilities other than approved sites

Stacking, or storing combustible material in a way that the Fire Department may presume that it will be burned, for example, Grass, Hay, Leaves, Stumps, Tires

Thank you for following Foxborough Fire and State's Open Burning Regulations!

This press release was produced by the Town of Foxborough Massachusetts. The views expressed here are the author’s own.