Can I burn today in Pickering?
No permit is required
Pickering’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 dangerLow
LOW
MOD
HIGH
V.HIGH
EXTREME
- Air quality (AQHI)
- 2 · Low risk
- Measured at
- Oshawa
- Observed
- 3:00 PM EDT Wednesday 9 September 2026 · rating measured at the centre of Regional Municipality of Durham, which covers a wide area
A rating is not permission. A fire ban can be declared at any time. Pickering Fire Services decides — not this page.
Burning rules in Pickering
We have not finished checking Pickering’s by-law, so the requirements are not published here yet. Call the fire department before you burn.
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Where this came from · 3 public sources, read 2026-09-01
City of Pickering -- Open Air Burning page (official statement of no municipal by-law; Fire Code enforcement)City of Pickering -- Regulatory By-laws index (~35 named by-laws; no burning/fires by-law listed)City of Pickering -- Fire Services contact form
By-laws change. This page summarises public documents and is not legal advice or permission to burn — Pickering Fire Services decides.