Outdoor Fires

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

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