Cooking & Outdoor Fire Pits/Fireplaces & Chimineas

Outdoor fire pits, fireplaces, and chimeneas have become increasingly popular in recent years. Unless they are being used primarily for cooking, they are technically subject to the MassDEP open burning regulation 310 CMR: DEP 7.07. If you do use a fire pit for cooking, the fire must be kept to a reasonable size, located away from combustible materials, contained in a non-flammable enclosure, and tended by someone who is 18 years of age or older. Remember to burn only clean, dry firewood. This will minimize the amount of smoke leaving your property and lessen the chance of causing a nuisance for your neighbors.

Usually, these fires are kept burning for several hours and in addition to the fire hazard, they can create a nuisance smoke condition for neighbors. If the fire department is called to your home for any outside fire, we reserve the right to extinguish or order any fire to be extinguished at the fire officer's discretion. Reasons may include If an outside fire is found to be too close to a building, using prohibited material or they are creating a nuisance smoke condition.

Prohibited:

• Trash, refuse and other simular materials
• Building Material
• Petroleum Products including oils, gasoline and diesel fuel.
• Tires

For more information on open burning please checkout the MassDEP.