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Hi! My name is Dan and I’m here with Expert Village. Right now we’re going to talk about
fire permits and when and where you can build your fire. Before building a campfire, you
want to check the local fire conditions. You can often check this with the United States
Forest Service. You can call them of check them out online. You also want to check, if
you’re on private land, you want to check in with the land owner and see if that’s
okay. Certain national forests and national parks have different rules pertaining the
campfires. Through some of my experiences, I’ve been a firefighter in Craftsbury, Vermont
and being on the sort of strong arm of the law, we’ve had to enforce fire permits and
hand out sizable fines to people who have been burning without one. This is a good way
to ruin your day, as a 2,000 dollar fine for having a campfire will certainly off-set anything
fun that you were doing during the day. Also, it’s an important safety thing, because
by informing your local fire warden of when and where you’re going to be having a fire,
they have a better of where your fire is and thus will not alert the authorities if they
see plume of smoke coming from your land. Again, before you burn make sure it’s alright,
it’s legal, and it’s safe.