Can I burn today in Lincoln?

Universal permit requirement

Unless otherwise subject to a specific exemption in this by-law, the setting or maintaining of any Open Air Fire within the geographical limits of the Town is prohibited without first obtaining an Open Air Fire Permit issued by the Fire Chief.

Cooking-fire exemption — no permit needed

Open Air Fires that are set or maintained for the purpose of cooking food shall be exempt from the provisions of this by-law on the condition that: (a) The fire shall be contained entirely within a fixed or portable barbecue intended for cooking food, or within a metal or masonry enclosure with a metal grill or screen on top; ... (d) The fire is supervised at all times by a competent person.

Farm Fire Permit conditions (Schedule A)

Every Person who sets or maintains an Open Air Fire under the authority of a Farm Fire Permit shall: (a) Restrict the time the Open Air Fire is set or maintained to between sunrise and sunset on any day; (b) Maintain a perimeter around the Open Air Fire of at least 5 metres...; (c) Confine the fire to a single Fire Pit or pile that does not exceed 6 metres in diameter and the material being burned does not exceed 2 metres in height...; (d) Maintain a distance of not less than 60 metres from the Open Air Fire to any building, structure, fence, property line, roadway, railway, overhead wire, or combustible material.

Urban and Rural Fire Permit conditions (Schedules B/C)

[Urban, Schedule B] Confine the fire to a Fire Pit or Outdoor Fireplace of no greater than 61 centimetres in diameter... Restrict the time ... to between the hours of 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. ... Maintain a distance of not less than 6 metres from the Open Air Fire to an adjacent property or roadway. [Rural, Schedule C] Not set or maintain an Open Air Fire in an Urban Area; Restrict the time ... to between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.; Confine the fire to a Fire Pit or Outdoor Fireplace of no greater than 1 metre in diameter...; Maintain a distance of not less than 10 metres...

Sensitive Receptor Registry — permit refusal zone

An Urban Fire Permit or a Rural Fire Permit shall not be issued for any property within 75 metres of a location registered on the Sensitive Receptor Registry.

General prohibitions — wind and smog

No Person shall set or maintain, or allow to be set or maintained on a property owned by the Person, an Open Air Fire: ... (f) when the wind velocity is 20 kilometres per hour or greater; ... (h) During rainy or foggy weather, or when a smog alert or an air quality advisory has been issued by an appropriate provincial or federal agency...

Fee schedule (Schedule F)

F.2. Open Air Fire Permit Application Fee - Farm: No Charge. F.3. - Urban: $35.00. F.4. - Rural: $35.00. F.5. - Campground: $35.00. F.6. - Specific Event: $35.00.