Fire Permits are available from various locations around the Municipality.

Fire Permits are Available for 3 days and the permittee must abide by the following rules when burning:

• The permittee shall be on site at all times until the fire is extinguished.
• The person in charge of the burning operation conducted under the permit shall produce and show the permit to any officer whenever requested by that officer
• The Fire shall be started two hours before sunset, or later, and is to be extinguished two hours after sunrise the following day, or earlier. Burning at any other time, requires permission from the Chief Fire official.
• The amount to be burned at any one time shall not exceed 1/10 acres or 2 piles
• All slash and land clearing debris shall be in piles or windrows, separated by a distance of at least 30 feet. Windrows shall be in sections not exceeding 20 feet in length
• The permittee shall have at the location of the fire a minimum of two persons and firefighting equipment in serviceable condition. As a minimum, the permittee shall have readily accessible on site, 20 litres of water and a portable water carry device or a garden hose connected to a water source capable of reaching the fire site and 1 shovel having a pointed blade with a minimum blade of 6'' wide and 9'' long.
• Burning may not be conducted in winds greater than 15 km/hr
• This fire permit is only valid for the burning of grass, leaves, brush, paper and other clean wood waste or woody debris.
• The permittee must ensure that the smoke from the burning operations does not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic or any other persons.
• The permittee shall not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• The permittee shall assume full responsibility for the burning operation conducted under this permit.

For more information on burning permits please contact the Municipal Office at 935-2613  or call Chief Mike Horan at 935-2622

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