The Town of The Blue Mountains Fire Department is requesting that all residents refrain from outdoor burning, including campfires until the area receives rain. The dry conditions have resulted in a number of grass fires throughout the community. Please do your part to help keep our community safe.
Outdoor Fire Guidelines
Once it is safe to have outdoor fires again, residents and visitors are reminded to follow the open-air burning guidelines. The guidelines outline the property owners’ responsibility to ensure the following minimum requirements are in place prior to burning. They include but are not limited to:
- the fire is contained in a pit
- the materials to be burned must be limited to dry wood or by-products of wood
- the pit is a maximum of one meter in diameter
- the pit is a minimum of ten meters from any buildings, overhead wires and combustible vegetation
- a means of extinguishment is on site
- the fire is supervised at all times by a competent person
- the fire is completely extinguished when it is not being supervised
In addition, The Blue Mountains Fire Department should be notified prior to the ignition of any outdoor fire which would not be considered a typical backyard campfire. This notification process is to ensure fire bans are not in place due to poor air quality or extremely dry conditions. Please be prepared to provide the name of the property owner, telephone number, date of burning and the civic address. This is a notification process only and should not be considered as approval. It is also important to understand that By-law 2004-23 will be enforced if smoke or particulate from open-air burning becomes a nuisance to the public or could affect the health and wellness of the public
To learn more, please visit: https://www.thebluemountains.ca/fire-services.cfm
For more information, please contact:
Fire Department
Phone: 519-599-3131 x 101