Crime & Safety
NO Open Burning Allowed in Arlington
The state's open burning season runs from Jan 15 to May 1, but Arlington is one of the communities that does not allow open burning.
ARLINGTON, MA - Open burning is permitted in many communities until May 1 in Massachusetts, but open burning is not allowed in Arlington.
Open burning in Massachusetts is regulated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and enforced by local fire department. Open burning season runs from Jan 15 to May 1.
On its site, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection lists 22 communities that do not allow open burning at all. They are: Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Chicopee, Everett, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Medford, New Bedford, Newton, Somerville, Springfield, Waltham, Watertown, West Springfield and Worcester.
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