Can I burn today in Red Rock?

A permit is required

Red Rock’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
Air quality (AQHI)
No station near here
Observed
rating measured at the centre of Thunder Bay District, which covers a wide area · taken about 24 km away, the nearest ground with mapped forest fuel

A rating is not permission. Red Rock requires a permit, and a fire ban can be declared at any time. Township of Red Rock (Municipal Office) decides — not this page.

Permits in Red Rock
Fire Permit (open-air burning, brush burning, land clearing, backyard fire pits)
$20.00

April 1 - October 31

Before you light anything
01

Apply for a Fire Permit online via the Township's website or in person at the Municipal Office

02

Pay the $20.00 fee

03

Acknowledge By-law 2020-1211's terms and conditions during the online application.

What the by-law says

By-law acknowledgment (online Fire Permit application form)

I hereby acknowledge that I have read and agreed to adhere to the terms and conditions of Township of Red Rock's By-law 2020-1211.

Permit requirement and season (Permits page)

A Fire Permit is required for any open-air burning, including brush burning, land clearing, and backyard fire pits between April 1 and October 31 of each calendar year.

Fee (Permits page)

Fire Permit fee $20.00

Put today’s conditions on your own website

A live readout of air quality, wind and fire danger for Red Rock — free, for any municipality, customer or not. See it and get the link.

Where this came from · 2 public sources, read 2026-09-01

By-laws change. This page summarises public documents and is not legal advice or permission to burn — Township of Red Rock (Municipal Office) decides.