Can I burn today in Rainy River?
Rainy River’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 Rainy River District, which covers a wide area
A rating is not permission. Rainy River requires a permit, and a fire ban can be declared at any time. West Rainy River District Fire Service (Town of Rainy River) decides — not this page.
Current calendar year
Single specified date
Complete the application form and submit it to the Rainy River Municipal Office at least 48 hours in advance if a site inspection is required
Pay the fee per the Town's current schedule of fees
Alternatively apply via the shared wrrdfs.burnpermits.com portal
Keep the permit at the burn site.
Permit required (Section 5.1)
No person(s) or owner(s) of land shall set a fire or allow the setting of a fire, or having set or allowed the setting of a fire, allow a fire to continue to burn without first having obtained a fire permit from the Chief Fire Official, and in accordance with the provisions of the said permit and this by-law.
Burning hours (Section 8.6)
Set a fire or allow a fire to burn other than between 7 pm and 7 am, unless otherwise expressly permitted by the Chief Fire Official.
Wind threshold (Burn Permit form, attached Schedule)
Wind must be less than 16 km. No burning between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m (Recreational permits are exempt from time constraints). Annual permits are effective for the current calendar year.
Setback (Section 7.4)
The fire pile must be separated by 3m (10 ft) from any hedge, fence, vehicular roadway, overhead wire, or combustible of any kind. A minimum of 4 metres (14 ft) of separation must be maintained from any structure.
Repetitive non-compliance response cost (Section 8.10)
In the event that a property owner is repetitively not complying with the provisions of the By-law, the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate may charge the cost of responding to the incident to the property owner. The current cost would be $350.00 per response.
Uncontrolled fire cost recovery (Section 9.4.4)
For an uncontrolled fire the applicant and the registered owner of the property shall be liable for costs incurred by the Fire Department, at a rate of $350.00 per hour.
A live readout of air quality, wind and fire danger for Rainy River — 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 — West Rainy River District Fire Service (Town of Rainy River) decides.