Can I burn today in Adelaide-Metcalfe?
Adelaide-Metcalfe’s by-law does not set out what each fire danger rating allows, so this page cannot tell you whether today is a burning day. Today’s rating is beside this, and the fire hall below has the answer.
- Air quality (AQHI)
- 3 · Low risk
- Measured at
- London
- Observed
- 5:00 PM EDT Wednesday 9 September 2026 · rating measured at the centre of Middlesex County, which covers a wide area
A rating is not permission. A fire ban can be declared at any time. Adelaide Metcalfe Fire Department decides — not this page.
Small confined cooking/recreational fires in a safe location need no notification at all. Any other open fire in a non-restricted area (e.g. brush burning) requires calling Fire Dispatch at 519-245-1300 or 1-844-220-1300 immediately before starting, and complying with standing conditions (daylight hours only, dry untreated wood only, no burning during a Poor Air Quality/smog advisory or High Risk Period). No fee and no formal permit application exists.
Restricted Areas - open fire prohibited (Section 2.1)
No person shall set an open fire within the designated restricted areas as listed on Schedule "A" attached to this By-law.
Exemptions in restricted areas (Section 2.2.1)
Open fire consisting of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbeque, in a safe location.
Non-Restricted Areas - notification, not a permit (Section 3.1)
Every person proposing to set an open fire in a non-restricted area shall, unless exempted by Section 3.3 of this By-law, contact Fire Dispatch at 519-245-1300 or 1-844-220-1300 immediately prior to starting a controlled fire.
No notification required for small confined fires (Section 3.3)
Notification to Fire Dispatch is not required for the following: Open fire consisting of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbeque or for recreational use in a safe location provided an effective means of extinguishment is readily available and must be extinguished when finished.
Conditions after notification (Section 3.4)
After notification to Fire Dispatch, the following are conditions upon which a fire may be permitted: 3.4.1 Open fire must be limited to the burning of dry, untreated wood... 3.4.4 Burning must be confined to daylight hours... 3.4.7 No fire shall be set when a Poor Air Quality Advisory or smog advisory has been issued. 3.4.8 No fire shall be set during a period identified as a High Risk Period.
A live readout of air quality, wind and fire danger for Adelaide-Metcalfe — free, for any municipality, customer or not. See it and get the link.
By-laws change. This page summarises public documents and is not legal advice or permission to burn — Adelaide Metcalfe Fire Department decides.