Can I burn today in Hornepayne?
Hornepayne’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)
- 2 · Low risk
- Measured at
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Observed
- 3:00 AM EDT Thursday 10 September 2026 · rating measured at the centre of Algoma District, which covers a wide area
A rating is not permission. Hornepayne requires a permit, and a fire ban can be declared at any time. Township of Hornepayne (Municipal Office) decides — not this page.
Dates specified on the permit
Obtain a fire permit from the municipal office before burning piled wood/brush/leaves, using an incinerator, or burning crop residue/grass/leaf litter (small confined cooking/warmth fires are exempt)
Comply with permit dates, the 2-hours-before-sunset-to-2-hours-after-sunrise timing, and size/distance limits
Report wildfires to 911.
General duty of care (Section 2(1)-(3))
No person shall start a fire outdoors unless conditions will allow the fire to burn safely from start to extinguishment. No person who starts a fire outdoors shall leave the fire without leaving a competent person in charge of the fire.
Permit required for piled material (Section 3)
Except as noted in Section 9, all persons setting an open-air fire in the Township of Hornepayne shall first obtain a fire permit from the municipal office and the following conditions must be satisfied when burning: i. The person is burning nothing other than piled wood, brush, leaves, or discarded wood by-products. ii. The material is burned in a single pile that is less than two metres in diameter and less than two metres high. iii. The fire is started not earlier than two hours before sunset, and is extinguished not later than two hours after sunrise the following day, or earlier, during the fire season.
Incinerator conditions (Section 4)
The incinerator is an enclosed device constructed entirely of non-combustible material, which is not capable of holding more than one cubic metre of unburned material... The incinerator is at least five metres from any forest or woodland.
Hazardous-condition prohibition (Section 8)
No open air fire shall be ignited when the conditions are as such as may cause any or all of the following: i. A decrease in visibility on any highway or roadway, ii. Inconvenience or irritation to others, iii. Fire spread through grass, brush, forested area, or other property that was not intended to be burned, iv. A contravention of any other municipal by-law, or any provincial or federal legislation.
Exemption for small confined fires (Section 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3, 4, or 5, an open fire may be set, without a permit, when such burning consists of a small confined fire, which is supervised at all times and is used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue, or is used to provide personal warmth.
Fire Chief discretion (Section 11)
The Chief Fire Official or designate may, at his/her sole discretion, cancel any fire permit, order any fire extinguished, or enact a fire ban within the municipality when and/or where conditions warrant.
Wind threshold (Schedule A permit form, condition 7)
Burning may not be conducted in winds greater than 15 kph.
A live readout of air quality, wind and fire danger for Hornepayne — 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 — Township of Hornepayne (Municipal Office) decides.