Open burning & fires — Essex Junction, Vermont

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

The City of Essex Junction, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Municipal Code Chapter 6, Section 614 - Public Nuisance: Open Fires, verified 2026-09-22.

Municipal Code Chapter 6, Section 614 - Public Nuisance: Open Fires adopted ordinance

Prohibits burning brush, grass, or wood products (open burning) within the City entirely, unlike the Town of Essex which allows it by permit; cooking fires with proper fuel and fire-department training exercises exempted.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://www.essexjunction.org/ · Last verified 2026-09-22 · Open burning & fires across Vermont · Open burning & fires in other municipalities