Burning permits are issued on a day-to-day basis and can be obtained at Vassar City Hall. Please call ahead (989-823-8517) to be sure that the City is issuing permits on the day you wish to burn. Also, please consider the following:
Permits can only be issued for areas shown on the map below
Permits will only be issued on days that the wind speed is not expected to exceed 11 MPH
If the ground is snow covered, no permit is required
Permits are issued for one day only
Permits are issued for the burning of brush and leaves ONLY
Permit holders must stay with the fire while it burns and must have water at hand
Fires must be extinguished by dusk
For weekend or after-hour permits, please contact Fire Chief Mike Rogers at 989-863-1331