Outdoor Fires

The official ‘Fire Season’ begins April 1st and runs up to and including October 31st. A Municipal Burn Permit is required 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