Can I burn today in Kingston?

Permit requirement (from City's official program description)

If you wish to have an outdoor fire in Kingston, you must obtain a permit from Kingston Fire and Rescue to ensure fire safety. These permits are free for property owners and tenants and valid for an entire year.

Open air fireplace permit

An open air fireplace means a manufactured, non-combustible, enclosed container designed to hold a small fire for decorative purposes, the size of which does not exceed 1 metre in any direction, and includes, but is not limited to, a chiminea. The fireplace must be at least 3 metres from any building, structure, hedge, fence, overhead wiring, trees, other combustible materials, or the lot line.

Open air appliance fire permit and mechanical-shutoff exemption

An open air appliance fire refers to a wood-burning device that has received approval from CAN/ULC (Underwriters Laboratories of Canada). The fireplace must be at least 5 metres from any building, structure, hedge, fence, overhead wiring, trees, other combustible materials, or the lot line. Please note: Devices with mechanical shut-offs are exempt from requiring a permit, such as propane or natural gas appliances, as well as grilling or cooking fires using smokers, barbecues, masonry barbecues, charcoal appliances, hibachis, and contained pizza ovens.

Campfire permit — zone one only

Campfires are allowed in firepits that are made from materials like non-combustible metal, masonry, ceramic, a stone circled area or a pit in the ground. These campfires must be on private property and are only allowed in rural fire zone one. The campfire must be at least 5 metres from any building, structure, hedge, fence, overhead wiring, trees, other combustible materials, or the lot line.

Brush fire permit — zone one only

Restricted to rural fire zone one, the Fire Chief cannot approve brush fires exceeding three meters (10 feet) in all directions.

Agricultural permit

Registered farming businesses located in zone one can conduct agricultural fires. The size of these fires should not exceed six meters (20 feet) in any direction, unless approved by the Fire Chief. Agricultural fires must be at least 90 metres away from any building, hedge, fence, overheard wires, trees, other combustible materials, or the lot line.

Fire ban status levels

No fire ban: Open fires are allowed. Regular safety measures and individual permit requirements apply. Partial fire ban: During a partial fire ban, setting agricultural fires, brush fires, and fireworks is prohibited. Total fire ban: During a total fire ban, setting fireworks or any type of open air fires, including campfires, outdoor appliances and fireplaces, agricultural fires, brush fires, and special event fires is prohibited.