Burn Permits Available For 2020 Burn Season, Which Begins Jan. 15

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — Burn permits are available for the 2020 burn season, ahead of its start next week, Jan. 15. Permits are available at nafd.us/burn, the North Andover Fire Department reminded residents in a release Tuesday. Once the open burning season begins, officials will determine each morning at 9:30 a.m. whether burning will be allowed that day, based on weather conditions. On allowed days, residents must then activate their permits, also at nafd.us/burn.

"Open burning can only be conducted with a permit issued by the fire department and is only permitted for brush, cane, driftwood, forestry debris, agricultural debris, and, under limited conditions, fungus-infected elm wood. Burning grass, hay, leaves, stumps, and commercial or industrial land clearing for non-agricultural purposes is prohibited," according to the release.

Permits can be revoked for leaving fires unsupervised, for burning on non-permitted days, or for allowing fire to grow out of control.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.