Can I burn today in Kenora?
Kenora’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)
- No station near here
- Observed
- rating measured at the centre of Kenora District, which covers a wide area
A rating is not permission. Kenora requires a permit, and a fire ban can be declared at any time. Kenora Fire & Emergency Services decides — not this page.
Calendar year in which issued (per City's live Burning Permits page; by-law itself only says 'calendar year')
Date(s) stated on the permit
Apply at City Hall (1 Main Street South) or by phone (807-467-2000)
Pay the $20 basic fire permit fee (per the City's live Burning Permits page
The by-law itself defers the amount to the Tariff of Fees and Charges By-law)
Before setting any outdoor fire other than a campfire, call Fire Dispatch at 468-3742 no more than 3 hours prior, and call again once the fire is extinguished.
Uncontrolled Burning Season (Section 2.1)
Subject to paragraph 2.3, outside burning is permitted at any time in the City of Kenora during the uncontrolled burning season.
Controlled Burning Season restriction (Section 2.2)
Subject to paragraph 2.3, no person shall set a fire for outside burning in the City of Kenora, except for a camp fire, during the controlled burning season, unless such burning is evening burning.
Restricted Fire Zone (Section 2.3)
No person shall set a fire for outside burning of any kind whatsoever, or discharge fireworks, during any period during which the City of Kenora has been designated a restricted fire zone.
Domestic incinerator lot-size rule (Section 2.4)
No person shall set a fire for outside burning of any kind whatsoever in the City of Kenora during the controlled or uncontrolled burning season in a domestic incinerator unless the parcel of property wherein the domestic incinerator is installed thereupon is .8 hectare or greater in size and further, the incinerator and the location of the device shall comply with the burning rules provisions 15 through 19 as set out in Schedule "A" annexed hereto.
Permit required (Section 3.4)
No person shall set any outdoor fire in the City of Kenora, except for a campfire, unless such person is the holder of a valid fire permit.
Permit validity (Section 3.2)
A basic fire permit is effective for the calendar year in which it is issued. A special occasion fire permit is effective for the date or dates stated thereon.
Fee (Section 3.6-3.7)
There shall be a prescribed fee as established by the Tariff of Fees and Charges bylaw for the issuance of a fire permit. There shall be a prescribed fee as established by the Tariff of Fees and Charges bylaw should an Inspection of an Open Air Burning Permit be required.
Dispatch notification (Section 4.2-4.3)
No person shall set an outdoor fire, except a camp fire, unless he or she has advised the City of Kenora Fire and Emergency Services (468-3742) no more than three (3) hours prior to the time of setting such fire. Every person who sets an outdoor fire shall advise the City of Kenora fire and Emergency Services once the fire has been extinguished.
Camp fire size (Schedule A, Rule 12)
The fire must not be larger than one (1) meter in diameter and one-half (½) meter high.
Piled material size (Schedule A, Rule 13)
The material must be in a single pile less than two (2) meters in diameter and less than two (2) meters high, unless otherwise approved by the chief fire official or designate.
A live readout of air quality, wind and fire danger for Kenora — 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 — Kenora Fire & Emergency Services decides.