Fire Danger
To: All Fire Permit Holders & Enforcement Officers
From: New Hampshire State Forest Fire Warden for Charlestown
Subject: Fire Danger Classifications – Guide Lines for the Town of Charlestown, NH
Definitions
"Smokey Sign" | |
Class I Day – Low Fire Danger | LOW |
Class II Day – Moderate Fire Danger | MODERATE |
Class III Day – High Fire Danger | HIGH |
Class IV Day – Very High Fire Danger | VERY HIGH |
Class V Day – Extreme Fire Danger | EXTREME |
Red Flag Day – Danger of Flash Fires | RED FLAGS |
- Category I – Cook Fire not to exceed 2 feet in Diameter, Contained in steel or masonry ring.
- Category II – Camp Fire not to exceed 4 feet in Diameter, to be kindled after 5:00pm and extinguished before 9:00am, unless raining.
- Category III – Fires larger than 4 feet in Diameter, to be kindled after 5:00pm and extinguished before 9:00am, unless raining.
- Category I & II Fires may be kindled during Class I, II, and III Days.
- Category III Fires may not be kindled on Class III, IV, and V days or during Red Flag days.
No fires may be kindled on Class IV and Class V days, or on Red Flag days…Due to the Severe Fire Danger…
Ken Arkell
Warden
January 1, 2016