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Prohibition - Setting Fires (Section 6)

Except as provided in Section 4, no person shall set a fire in the Township unless the fire: (a) has been approved by the Fire Chief or Fire Department Representative in accordance with Section 7; or (b) is a permitted fire; and is otherwise compliant with the requirements of this By-law.

Permitted Fires (Section 8)

For the purposes of this By-law, a permitted fire (a) is a fire set in a burn barrel and otherwise in accordance with Section 13; (b) is a campfire and otherwise in accordance with Section 14; (c) is a fire set in a cooking device and otherwise in accordance with Section 15; (d) is a fire set in a chiminea and otherwise in accordance with Section 16; (e) is a fire set in a portable device and otherwise in accordance with Section 17; (f) is a brush fire, authorized by a burn permit and otherwise in accordance with Section 18; (g) is a winter lake fire, in accordance with Sections 10, 11, 12 and 20.

Brush Fire - Permit conditions (Section 18(c))

No person holding a valid burn permit for a brush fire shall set or maintain a brush fire unless he or she ensures: (i) wind gusts are below 5km an hour; (ii) foggy conditions are at a minimum; (iii) light material such as leaves that could fly away while on fire, are covered by heavier material or held down by wire mesh; (iv) the fire is always tended to by an adult (19 plus); (v) the fir is no more than 1 metre in height.

Brush fire season (Section 18(b))

the fire is not set or maintained except during the period between November 1st to April 30th of the following year.

Application for Burn Permit (Section 21)

(a) Any person in the Township who wishes to obtain a burn permit for a brush fire shall fill out "Schedule A" and return to the Township office three full working days prior to the day or earliest day on which the applicant wishes to set the fire. (b) For the purposes of this Section 'working day' shall mean a day that the Township office at 11 Spooner Street is open for business.

Permit expiry (Section 22(c)(ii))

Before issuing a burn permit, the Fire Chief or Fire Department Representative shall record on the face of the burn permit: ... (ii) the expiry date of the burn permit (2 weeks from proposed burn date).

Schedule A permit condition - no burning during windy periods

The permittee shall take the following precautions to prevent escape of fires authorized by this permit: a) No burning to be done during windy periods of 5km or more.