Open burning & fires — South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

Town of South Kingstown has 1 adopted ordinance on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

South Kingstown Burn Permit Ordinance adopted ordinance
permit required True No person shall set or maintain any bonfire... without a permit
permit issuer chief of the fire department or his authorized representative issued by the chief of the fire department
allowed conditions Only cut brush, untreated wood, leaves from permitted address; Term I Oct 1-Feb 28 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Term II Mar 1-Sep 30 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; bonfires >=50 ft from structures Permits shall only be valid during the following
scout note

Open burning requires Fire Chief permit. Term I: Oct 1-Feb 28 (7am-11pm). Term II: Mar 1-Sep 30 (5pm-11pm). Only cut brush, untreated wood and leaves allowed. Bonfires 50ft from structures; open fires 25ft from structures, 10ft from property lines. Recreational fires exempt but must be 10ft from property lines.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: none on record · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Open burning & fires across Canada