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Burn Permits

Posted on: April 12, 2023 - 9:36am
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Burn Permits in the Town of North Yarmouth: 

April 1st 2023, North Yarmouth Fire will only be using the Maine Open Burn Permit site to issue burn permits.

Burning Permits are available online thru the Maine State Forest Service for no cost.

If you do not have internet access, please call the station  207-829-3025 and leave a voice message for Chief Payson. This will go directly to his email and he will respond as soon as he gets the voice message. The station is staffed daily from 07:00-17:00 everyday. In the case they are not there, please call the Fire Rescue Station and Chief Payson will work with you to get you a permit in a timely fashion.

Burning Permits are available at no charge at:

  • Town Office Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Fire Rescue Station Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm  (as staffing permits)
  • Permits must be obtained on the day of the burn after 09:00AM. All Fires must be out no later than midnight of the day of the burn permit was issued. 

Rules on Open Burning and Burn Permits
The information contained in this brochure has been taken from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Regulations Chapter 102: OPEN BURNING 
The following types of burning are permitted as long as you have a Burn Permit:
1. Recreational campfires kindled when the ground is not covered in snow.
2. Fires in conjunction with holiday and festive celebration as long as the materials conform to item 5. of this section below.
3. Burning of solid or liquid fuels and structures for the purpose of research or bona fide
instruction and training of …volunteer firefighters…
4. Burning for agricultural purposes…
5. Out-of-door burning of wood wastes and painted* and unpainted wood from demolition in the open…
6. Open burning of leaves, brush, deadwood and tree cuttings…
7. Burning on site for the disposal of wood wastes and painted* and unpainted wood from construction and demolition debris…
8. Burning of vegetative growth for hazardous abatement purposes, such as, but not limited to, the burning of grass fields.
9. Burning for the containment or control of spills of gasoline, kerosene, heating oil or similar petroleum product.
10. The burning of wood wastes and painted* and unpainted wood from construction and demolition debris at solid waste facilities…
11. The burning of empty containers, including fiberboard boxes and paper bags, previously containing explosives and being disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Maine Revised Statutes Title 25, section 2472.
12. Explosives being disposed of under the direct supervision and control of the State Fire Marshal.
When burning painted wood, “a person engaged in any renovation, remodeling, maintenance or repair project involving lead-based paint …shall take reasonable precautions to prevent the release of lead into the environment, including the clean-up, removal, and
appropriate disposal of all visible lead- based paint debris generated by the project. 

NOTE: Paper or cardboard may be burned as kindling, only in amounts necessary to ensure ignition of fires pursuant to the rules stated previously.
Burning of trash or non-wood materials is prohibited!