BURN BAN UNTIL JANUARY 15, 2025!

Due to the continued drought conditions in the county as well as the statewide red flag
warning, it has been the decision of Fire Chief Phair that outdoor burning is shut off until
January 15,2025 when the official burning season begins.

There is to be no outdoor burning of brush, anything in barrels, no fire pits, no open
outdoor flames of any kind. If you are disposing of wood stove ashes, please wet them down well
before dumping them out. There are zero exceptions to any of this and anyone found to be in
violation of this is subject to a $500 fine each time emergency services are called to your
residence for illegal burning.

Chief Phair stated “We understand it is inconvenient however our firefighters have spent
several days at the Butternut fire in Great Barrington and we do not wish to have a similar
incident here in town so please adhere to this ban”

Despite the rain that has fallen it was not enough to saturate the underbrush and
everything is still very dry, so conditions are still ideal for brush fires. Burning season begins
January 15th in Massachusetts and runs through May 1st.

Thank you for your cooperation.