To purchase your burning permit: 
You may purchase burn permit on-line at http://burnpermit.grotonfd.org or you can come into the station at 45 Farmers Row and we can issue you a burning permit.  There is a $10 charge that can be paid by credit card, check or cash.  
To activate your burning permit: 
You can activate your burning permit each day you want to burn by going to http://burnpermit.grotonfd.org or you can call us at (978) 448-6333 daily after 9AM and we can activate your permit for you.  Burn pile must be started by 1:00PM 
Starting the Fire:
Before placing materials to be burned in an area, remove all grass 
While Burning Someone must attend the fire until completely extinguished. Have available a water supply, such as a pressurized water pump can or hose, and shovels or rakes for controlling the fire. 
Extinguishing the Fire:
Burn the fire down to coals and spread the coals with snow, water, sand, or soil
Material allowed to be burned:
Brush, cane, driftwood, and forestry debris from other than commercial or industrial land clearing operations 
Please follow these conditions: 
Burning must be a minimum of 75 feet from all dwellings
Burning must be carried out between 10:00AM and 4:00 PM 
Burning must take place on land closest to the source of material to be burned
Open Burning prohibited state wide for the following: 
Commercial/ Institutional Land clearing, non-agriculture purposes 
Grass, hay, leaves, stumps, finished wood, building materials, trash,
Tires

Open burning permits authorizes you to burn. It's your responsibility to keep the fire under control