Outdoor burning rules in Webster, MA — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Webster allows residential open burning only between January 15 and May 1 under MassDEP rule 310 CMR 7.07 and 527 CMR 1.00 §10.14. A daily permit from the Webster Fire Department is required, the fire must be at least 75 feet from any dwelling, only brush and forestry debris may be burned, and the fire must be attended at all times and extinguished by 4 p.m.
Massachusetts open burning is governed by 310 CMR 7.07 (MassDEP - Air Pollution Control) and 527 CMR 1.00 §10.14 (State Fire Marshal). The annual open-burn season runs from January 15 through May 1; open burning is prohibited statewide outside that window. The Webster Fire Department administers daily burn permits during the season; residents must obtain and activate the permit before each burn day. Open burning must occur on the property where the material was generated, must be at least 75 feet from any dwelling, must be attended at all times by a competent adult with a hose or extinguisher on site, and must be completely extinguished by 4 p.m. Allowed materials are brush, cane, driftwood, and forestry debris; prohibited materials include leaves, grass, hay, stumps, tires, demolition and construction debris, treated lumber, and household trash. The Webster Fire Department may suspend permits on high-wind or red-flag days when fire-spread risk is elevated. Cooking fires in barbecue grills are exempt from the open-burning rule.
Burning without a permit, outside the season, or with prohibited material violates 310 CMR 7.07 and 527 CMR 1.00. MassDEP may assess civil penalties up to $25,000 per day under M.G.L. c. 21A § 16. The Webster Fire Department may also issue municipal fines, revoke the permit, and bill for fire-suppression response if a permitted burn escapes containment.
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