It's The Law !! - RSA 227-L:17(II)

ANY open burning in the State of New Hampshire requires a burn permit.  You must be at least 18 years of age and the land owner (or have written permission from the landowner) where the burning will take place. 

Two exceptions are:
1)  When the ground where you are burning is completely covered with snow, no fire permit is required.
2)  Gas grills or charcoal fires in a container up and off the ground on your own property do not require a fire permit.

Basic Requirements;

What You Can Burn and When:

   - Only leaves, woody debris or brush less than 5 inches in diameter, or untreated wood and dimension lumber can be burned. For any open burning a written fire permit is required. Even with the permit, no open burning between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm unless it is raining.

  - All burning must be at least 50' from any structure.
 

Who to Contact:

Burn Permits are issued from the local forest fire warden or local fire department in the town or city where the fire will be kindled.  In Kensington, contact any of the following members of the Fire Department:

Chief Charles LeBlanc;  Fire Warden  -     580-1231
Lt. Juli Noyes; Deputy Warden            -     772-6273
Lt. Dennis Smith; Deputy Warden       -     772-1819    (944-7912)
Robert Andrews; Deputy Warden       -      778-8502
Alfred Felch; Deputy Warden             -      772-5329
Elliot Fixler; Deputy Warden              -      772-6755
Myron Parsons; Deputy Warden         -     778-7192