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Boating Safety

Posted: Monday, September 12th, 2011 @ 11:49 am in Community, Home, Uncategorized | No Comments »

With our Summer weather on its way, many of us are beginning to think about the water sports.  Be mindful of the important safety rules regarding boating. Have plenty of floatation vests for the passengers on board.  Children under 18 years old should always wear floatation vests.  Pay attention to other boating traffic, especially when towing a tube, knee boarder, or water skier.   Also, be familiar with the body of water.  Know where the shoals are, and be familiar with the different types of marking buoys.  Always stay at least 100 feet away from a “diver down flag” (red background, white stripe from top left to bottom right).  Be sure to have fun and stay safe!

Interested in obtaining a brush burning permit?

Posted: Thursday, November 6th, 2008 @ 9:15 am in Community, Home, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Permits for open burning in Lanesborough will be available from January 15th through April 30th, 2012.  For your convenience, permits will be issued free of charge by visiting www.bcburnpermits.com and following the instructions provided on the site.  You may burn as many days as you’d like, however, you must apply for a new permit on each day.  In you are unable to print the permit, please make note of the permit number and keep it with you while burning.  If you do not have access to the internet, please call the fire station at 413-443-2321 and leave a message in advance of the day you wish to burn (we will contact you with special instructions), or stop in and see us any Wednesday night after 6:30.  As this is something new for us this year, along with other participating cities and towns, any questions or comments you may have can be directed to the number above, or email us at contactus@lanesboroughfire.com.