Townshend Vermont Forest Fire Warden

Townshend Vermont Town Clerk office

2006 Vermont Route 30, Townshend, VT 05353

Telephone 802-365-7300 x 1

• You should check the applicable state law to understand what you can and can not burn.

• Contact the Townshend Forest Fire Warden, who can issue you a permit if the environmental conditions allow for open burning.

• In Townshend, the Forest Fire Warden is the fire chief, Brian Schmidt. His contact information is listed on the right of this page.

• If you can not reach Brisn, contact the town clerk's office, who will be able to help you

• Once you obtain the permit and before you start burning, contact Southwest New Hampshire District Fire Mutual Aid Dispatch Center at 603-352-1291. This organization dispatches for the Townshend Fire Department, and to avoid unnecessary fire calls, they should be contacted before the open burning begins

To obtain a burn permit in Townshend