{"id":"us-vt","slug":"vermont","name":"Vermont","license":"CC-BY-4.0","placeNode":"/places/us-vt.json","construction":{"reviewStatus":"none","applications":[],"localApplications":[],"requirements":[],"sources":[{"title":"DFS Adopted Codes and Standards","url":"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/Division%20Code%20Information%20Sheets/DFS%20Adopted%20Codes%20and%20Standards%20(2).pdf","publisher":"Vermont Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"}]},"localAuthorities":[],"claims":{"exact":[{"id":"guide:is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break:3","anchor":"local-us-vt-is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break-3","place":"Vermont FPR Fire Statistics for 2025","placeId":"us-vt","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"2025 totals: 84 fires, 66.33 acres. Human caused 63 fires / 33.60 acres. Undetermined 17 fires / 31.93 acres. Lightning 4 fires / 0.8 acres. Green Mountain National Forest fires printed as 20 fires / 3.4 acres on a separate line. 10-year average (2016–2025): 77.5 fires, 124.1 acres, average size 1.48 acres. 2025 causes by count: debris burning 28 fires / 18.31 acres; campfires 14 / 7.15; undetermined 17 / 31.93; powerlines 9 / 4.37; lightning 4 / 0.8. July and August 2025: 22 fires, 18.19 acres. The PDF states 2025 July/August acreage was roughly 12x higher and fire occurrence was roughly 6x higher than the previous 20-year average.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break","title":"Is the maple economy also a fuel break","url":"/guides/is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break/"},"source":{"title":"Fire Statistics for 2025","url":"https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/documents/Fire%20Statistics%20for%202025.pdf","publisher":"Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","documentDate":"2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break:1","anchor":"local-us-vt-is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break-1","place":"Vermont FPR wildland fire seasons","placeId":"us-vt","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"Every year wildland fires burn grass, brush, and forest fuels in Vermont. The majority of these fires burn in the spring. Occasionally, summer or fall fires occur in a dry year. Generally spring fire season begins shortly after snowmelt when weather conditions are favorable for drying wildland fuels, dead grasses, leaves and twigs. Clean-up after a long winter season generates a great deal of debris burning activity. Most Vermont wildland fires occur between the end of March and the beginning of June. Spring fires seldom burn deeply into the ground litter. After green-up, summer months can become hot and dry. Even though wildland areas may look green and damp, the forest ground fuels and litter may be dry enough to sustain fire. In general, wildland fires spread at a slower rate during this time of year, with the exception of fires in softwood areas. Fall fires typically occur from late September until the end of November after foliage season is over and the leaves dropped.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break","title":"Is the maple economy also a fuel break","url":"/guides/is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break/"},"source":{"title":"Vermont’s Wildland Fire Seasons","url":"https://fpr.vermont.gov/forest/wildland-fire/wildland-fire-seasons","publisher":"Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"id":"guide:is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break:2","anchor":"local-us-vt-is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break-2","place":"Vermont FPR fire prevention (firewise/defensible space literature)","placeId":"us-vt","scopeKind":"place","scopeMode":"descendants","scopeRef":null,"claim":"To prevent forest fires in Vermont, FPR works with town Forest Fire Wardens and partners. Open Burning Permits or a Permit to Kindle Fire regulates open burning in every town. Town Forest Fire Wardens issue permits if fuel and weather conditions are safe and may ban open burning during high fire danger. Education: FPR distributes fire prevention informational materials - like firewise/defensible space literature and Smokey Bear related items throughout the state. Open Burning Fire Weather Awareness is a week-long series with NWS Burlington. Statewide burn bans are considered during extended very-high to extreme fire danger or prolonged drought; in most years town wardens have banned local burning until significant rainfall has occurred or green-up has taken place.","asOf":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","object":{"kind":"guide","id":"is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break","title":"Is the maple economy also a fuel break","url":"/guides/is-the-maple-economy-also-a-fuel-break/"},"source":{"title":"Prevent Forest Fires","url":"https://fpr.vermont.gov/prevent-forest-fires-0","publisher":"Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}}],"local":[]},"placeFocusedGuides":[],"findings":[],"plants":{"grain":"state","total":424,"nativeDocumented":0,"invasiveOrNoxiousFlagged":111,"fireResistant":258,"keepAway":37,"conflicts":9,"page":"/grow/vermont/"},"fireEvidencePublicationScope":{"answerGrain":"no-typed-local-source","sourceCount":0}}