Dial 911 for any emergency—medical, fire, or police-related.
Cornish Volunteer Fire Department
Mike Boutilier, CCISM, Chief
Bill Harthan, Assistant Chief
Forest Fire Warden
Mike Boutilier 603-675-2056
Forest Fire Deputy Wardens
Leland Atwood 603-543-3836
Gardiner Cass 603-543-7975
John Drye 603-568-8780
Joel Kinne 603-543-0796
Leo Maslan 603-542-2371
Scott Reuthe 603-558-2590
Robert Rice 603-469-3572
Walter Scott 603-381-5933
DISPATCH: 603-643-2222
Fire Station 1: 603-675-2177 (unmanned)
Fire Station 2: 603-542-4605 (unmanned)
Our firefighters would like to remind you that summer means campfire season, but please always be responsible for your fires. The primary cause of wildfires in New Hampshire is illegal or improperly maintained fires.
For Burn Permits: Contact any of the town’s Fire Wardens.
- BURN PERMITS ARE NOW REQUIRED FOR ALL BURNS.
Due to the loss of snow coverage in most of town, Fire Permits are now required for all outdoor burns. Fire Permits may be obtained from any of the wardens.
Thank you,
Mike Boutilier, Cornish Fire Chief, Fire Warden
603-675-2056
Burn Permits
Per NH Division of Forests and Lands, any size fire is subject to the law, specifically RSA 227-L:17(II):
“Anyone who wishes to burn clean, ordinary combustibles such as leaves, brush or untreated lumber, or have a camp or cooking fire must have written permission from the landowner and a fire permit from the local forest fire warden or local fire department in the town or city where the fire will be kindled. You must be at least 18 years of age to obtain a written fire permit.”
Permits are not required for gas or charcoal grills.
For more about our state’s Fire Permit Laws please see the NH Division of Forests and Lands Wildland Fire Prevention.