Burn Permits & Activation Now Available Online!

Chief Douglas Janvrin and the Newbury Fire Department are pleased to announce that residents will now be able to purchase and activate their burn permits online.

The state's open burning season begins Jan.15 and runs through May 1.

By visiting www.newburyfire.org  residents can obtain information about opening burning and purchase/activate permits under the "helpful links" tab of the website or here. Residents can also access this information by visiting www.townofnewbury.org and clicking on the "online payments" section of the site. In either case, users are directed to the City Hall Systems website where on the left side of page they can navigate to “Select Bill Type” and then click on the Fire Department link, where they'll be able to Buy Burning Permit and/or Activate Burn Permit.

Burn permits are $10 (plus a processing fee). Once the permit has been successfully submitted, residents can activate their burn permit through the same portal from which it was purchased from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Each morning, Chief Janvrin will determine if burning will be permitted for that day. When requesting activation for your permit on any given day, the website will indicate if burning is allowed.

Chief Janvrin would like to remind residents that open burning can only be conducted with a permit issued by the Newbury Fire Department. Violations of the permit requirements, open burning law and/or open burning regulations will be grounds for permit revocation. Massachusetts law also dictates that anyone found burning without a permit may be subject to criminal charges.