Campfires near lake ?

scubajay1153 · 03-17-2009, 11:40 AM

Call your local fire department and find out the requirements for YOUR community. Don't do yourselves the disservice of getting in a pinch following someone elses misinformation, opinions, guess or philosophies when having any fire out of doors. There is a lot of ideas and information on this and a lot of it is wrong or only accurate in certain locales and not in yours.

This is the State RSA which governs us as Deputy Wardens and Brush Burning, etc.:
http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html...L/227-L-17.htm

ANd from the brochure defining types of permits available:

Category I Fire" means a small controlled fire such as a camp or cooking fire no grater than 2 feet in diameter contained within a ring of fire resistive material or in a portable fireplace. A category I fire, conditions permitting, may be kindled with a permit at any time of day whether raining or not.

"Category II Fire" means a controlled fire such as a camp or cooking fire no grater than 4 feet in diameter contained within a ring of fire resistive material or in a portable fireplace. A category II fire, conditions permitting, may only be kindled with a permit between the hours of 5:00 pm and 9:00 am unless it is actually raining.

"Category III Fire" means any other fire, not a category I or category II fire or a fire greater than 4 feet in diameter or a fire not contained with in a ring of fire resistive material. A category III fire, conditions permitting, may only be kindled with a permit between the hours of 5:00 pm and 9:00 am unless it is actually raining.

"Category IV Commercial Fire" means a fire, other than a category I fire, conditions permitting, that can be kindled with a permit between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm weather raining or not. A permit for this fire would be issued jointly between the Forest Ranger and the Forest Fire Warden

Seasonal Permits are issued on an annual basis for Category I, II and IV Fires.

Gas grills or charcoal fires in a container up and off the ground kindled by the landowner or with the landowner's permission does not require a written fire permit.

03-17-2009, 11:40 AM	#25
scubajay1153 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 93 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Make it easy on yourselves.... Call your local fire department and find out the requirements for YOUR community. Don't do yourselves the disservice of getting in a pinch following someone elses misinformation, opinions, guess or philosophies when having any fire out of doors. There is a lot of ideas and information on this and a lot of it is wrong or only accurate in certain locales and not in yours. This is the State RSA which governs us as Deputy Wardens and Brush Burning, etc.: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html...L/227-L-17.htm ANd from the brochure defining types of permits available: Category I Fire" means a small controlled fire such as a camp or cooking fire no grater than 2 feet in diameter contained within a ring of fire resistive material or in a portable fireplace. A category I fire, conditions permitting, may be kindled with a permit at any time of day whether raining or not. "Category II Fire" means a controlled fire such as a camp or cooking fire no grater than 4 feet in diameter contained within a ring of fire resistive material or in a portable fireplace. A category II fire, conditions permitting, may only be kindled with a permit between the hours of 5:00 pm and 9:00 am unless it is actually raining. "Category III Fire" means any other fire, not a category I or category II fire or a fire greater than 4 feet in diameter or a fire not contained with in a ring of fire resistive material. A category III fire, conditions permitting, may only be kindled with a permit between the hours of 5:00 pm and 9:00 am unless it is actually raining. "Category IV Commercial Fire" means a fire, other than a category I fire, conditions permitting, that can be kindled with a permit between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm weather raining or not. A permit for this fire would be issued jointly between the Forest Ranger and the Forest Fire Warden Seasonal Permits are issued on an annual basis for Category I, II and IV Fires. Gas grills or charcoal fires in a container up and off the ground kindled by the landowner or with the landowner's permission does not require a written fire permit.