Online Application for Open Burning Permits Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Please select the town in which you would like to burnbrush.

Towns Issuing Permits Today

• Great Barrington
• Hancock
• Lanesborough
• Lee
• Lenox
• Monterey
• Pittsfield
• Sheffield
• Tolland
• Tyringham
• Williamstown

Towns NOT Issuing Permits Today

• Adams
• Becket
• Blandford
• Cheshire
• Dalton
• Egremont
• Hinsdale
• New Ashford
• New Marlborough
• Otis
• Peru
• Richmond
• Sandisfield
• Stockbridge
• Washington
• West Stockbridge
• Windsor

Towns only issue permits when the weather is favorable for burning.

If your town is not issuing permits, then they have stopped issuing permits due to weather conditions. It is also possible that Massachusetts ForestFire Control has issued a burn ban for the entire county. The last day of the burning season will be May 1.

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Questions? Email bcburnpermits@gmail.com. Please do not email requesting a permit. Permits are not issued in advance of the day you wish to burn nor are they issued in response to emails. Use the on-line system to obtain your permit on the day you wish to burn.

If you have problems using this system, please contact your town directly to obtain a permit.

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