Can I burn today in Dubreuilville?

A permit is required

Dubreuilville’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.

Forest fire dangerHigh
Air quality (AQHI)
2 · Low risk
Measured at
Sault Ste. Marie
Observed
1:00 AM EDT Thursday 10 September 2026 · rating measured at the centre of Algoma District, which covers a wide area

A rating is not permission. Dubreuilville requires a permit, and a fire ban can be declared at any time. Township of Dubreuilville (Municipal Office) decides — not this page.

Permits in Dubreuilville
Open Air Fire Permit (general/rural, non-exempt)
Ask the department

Not specified in the by-law text

Before you light anything
01

Apply to the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or Fire Chief

02

Small recreational/cooking fires within the Settlement Area do not need a permit

03

Rural/agricultural/industrial burns and any fire outside the exemptions require a permit and compliance with distance/size/wind conditions.

What the by-law says

Permit required (Section 3)

No person shall set, light, ignite, or maintain an open-air fire, or permit an open-air fire to be set, lit, ignited or maintained, at any time, without first obtaining a permit.

Settlement Area restriction (Section 4)

No person shall set, light, ignite, or maintain an open-air fire, or permit an open-air fire to be set, lit, ignited or maintained, at any time, in the Settlement Area, except if it is a Recreational Fire.

Wind threshold (Section 21(d))

Open-air fires shall not be set, lit, ignited or maintained, if winds exceed 16 km/h (10mph);

Burn hours (Section 7)

No person shall set, light, ignite, or maintain an open air fire, or permit an open air fire to be set, lit, ignited or maintained, no sooner than 2 hours before sunset, and the fire must be extinguished no later than 2 hours after sunrise, unless such open-air fire is a recreational fire in an approved fire pit or an approved agricultural/industrial burn plan.

Recreational fire size (Section 22(c)-(d))

Recreational fire shall not exceed 1 meter (3 feet) in diameter, or an area of 1 meter by 1 meter (3 feet by 3 feet); ... The stacked height of materials being burned in a recreational fire shall not exceed 1 meter (3 feet) in height;

Fire bans (Sections 13, 17)

The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or Fire Chief may declare a Fire Ban in the Township at anytime. All Permits shall be deemed to be suspended during a municipal fire ban or during a restricted fire zone declared by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

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Where this came from · 2 public sources, read 2026-09-01

By-laws change. This page summarises public documents and is not legal advice or permission to burn — Township of Dubreuilville (Municipal Office) decides.