When Is Open Burning Season in Wayland?

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The following information was posted by Fire Chief Vincent Smith on the Town of Wayland website:

Open burning season runs from January 15 to May 1, 2015. 2015 Open Burning Permits (registrations) are now available online here. The daily activation of your burning permit (and the open burning) is not allowed until January 15th, but feel free to apply for your season-long permit now.

The Commonwealth’s Regulations
Open burning in Massachusetts is regulated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and enforced by the local Fire Department. A two-step process controls open burning. First, you must have applied for and received a seasonal open burning permit. Secondly, you must “daily activate” your permit every day that you intend to burn.

For the fifth year, the Wayland Fire Department is accepting open burning permit applications on line via the Town of Wayland website. Applications may be submitted now, and the permits may be received now, but the actual burning (“daily activation of your permit”) may not take place until January 15, and only if weather conditions are favorable.

There is no cost to apply for, receive, or exercise your open burning permit. We believe you will find the online system an easy way to obtain and use your open burning permit. When you apply, have the following information available to enter on the application:

Email address
First name, middle initial and last name
Full Address

Up to three phone numbers where you can be reached (tell us your main phone number and also how to reach you while you are monitoring your fire).

After verifying that you have read and understood the open burning regulations, your application will lead to a seasonal burning permit (with a unique number) being issued to you and a confirmation email will be sent. You should make note of the permit number because you’ll need that to exercise your permit each day you intend to burn.

After applying for the season-long permit, you must activate your 2015 open burning permit for any particular day that you intend to burn during the season (January 15th through May 1st). To activate your burning permit, enter your burning permit number on the Fire Department webpage after 8:30 each morning, starting on January 15, 2015. As long as your permit is valid and weather conditions are favorable, burning will be allowed from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Permission to burn on any particular day is determined by the atmospheric conditions. The fire department will make every effort to determine by 8:30 AM whether or not open burning may be conducted that day. The website will tell you whether or not the atmospheric conditions are favorable to burn. If burning is allowed on that particular day, the web site will allow you to activate your permit and burning can start at 10:00 AM. The Fire Chief reserves the right to deny open burning on any day due to weather or other environmental conditions.

More information here.