Residential Life Fire Pits

Did you know that Residential Life has 4 fire pits throughout the communities?:

Fire Pit locations

How to reserve a fire pit

Fill out this form and await contact by BU Residential Life staff to schedule a date and time to use the fire pit

Once approval is received, please go to the Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) office to apply for a burning permit. EH&S is located in the Ground Floor of the Decker Health Services Building.

Be advised that upon securing permission from BU Residential Life and EH&S, you are required take into account all necessary safety precautions while using an on-campus fire pit. This includes but is not limited to:

  1. ensuring you have the proper amount of water on hand in order to extinguish the flames
  2. securing firewood from an off-campus retailer
  3. removing all trash from the fire pit site and
  4. ensuring that the University Police Department's number is stored and readily accessible on your cell phone: 607-777-2393.

By submitting this form, you agree to these steps as Terms and Conditions.