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The official ‘Fire Season’ begins April 1st and runs up to and including October 31st. A Municipal Burn Permit is required during this annual Fire Season for all open air fires in Neebing including campfires, brush fires, and incinerators.  There are rules you need to follow in order to have a safe outdoor fire in Neebing.

The Law

If you live in Northwestern, Northeastern or North-Central Ontario, you must follow certain rules to have an outdoor fire.

Rules to burn wood, brush and leaves

  • ignite the fire no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguish it no later than two hours after sunrise
  • burn only a single pile at any one time
  • ensure the pile is less than two metres in diameter and less than two metres high
  • keep the fire at least two metres from any flammable materials
  • have tools or water on hand adequate to contain the fire at the fire site
  • ensure a responsible person tends the fire until it is extinguished

Using an incinerator

  • ignite the fire no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguish it no later than two hours after sunrise
  • ensure the incinerator is an enclosed device constructed entirely of non-combustible material
  • cover the outlet of the incinerator with a screen having a mesh size of not more than 5 millimetres
  • keep the incinerator at least five metres from any forest area
  • keep the incinerator at least two metres from any flammable material
  • ensure a responsible person monitors the fire until it is extinguished

Rules to burn grass or leaf litter

  • ignite the fire no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguish it no later than two hours after sunrise
  • keep the total area to be burned under one hectare
  • ensure the flaming edge of the fire does not exceed 30 metres in length
  • have tools or water on hand adequate to contain the fire at the fire site
  • ensure a responsible person tends the fire until it is extinguished

Read more about how to burn grass and woody debris safely.

 

Source:  https://www.ontario.ca/page/outdoor-fire-rules-and-permits#section-0

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