• Burn permits are issued from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Monday through Sunday at Kennebunk Fire Rescue in the front lobby.
  
• No more than fifteen [15] permits shall be issued daily, Monday through Friday.   Saturday, Sunday and Holidays may be increased by the Duty Chief, weather and staff levels permitting, and as long as they are issued by either a firefighter or the Duty Chief.
  
• Burning will not start until after 5:00 PM and will be finished by 11:00 PM
  [April, May & June]
  
• Rainy or Class 1 & 2 days will be the only exception to personal back yard burning Monday through Friday, which can be done during daylight hours, weather permitting.   A call back number is necessary in the event the permits have to be called in due to a change in weather or class day.
  
• Burning permits for construction land clearing, construction debris burning and blueberry plains burning are the other exception to daytime burning.  Contact the Duty Chief for approval of these types of burning.
  

• Seasonal permits for cooking fires are available.  Seasonal campfires will require the permit holder to check on the class day before burning.  Burning will be permitted on Class 1 or 2-days.  Please call the Chief’s office [985-2102 ext. 1340] to obtain one of these permits.
  Permits will not be issued on a Class 3, 4, or 5 day.
  

• Burning permits are for clean wood products only, and piles are to be kept small.
  

• Burning of highly combustible, domestic, household trash such as paper and cardboard is prohibited by law.

These permit policies are recommended standards, suggested by the State Forest Fire Service.  These policies are in place to protect life and property and help the fire department in controlling the possibility of fires getting out of control.  If you have any questions concerning these policies, please feel free to call or e-mail my office for further explanations.

Stephen Nichols Sr.
Chief of Fire & Rescue

Sample Burn Permit