Can I burn today in Temagami?
Temagami’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)
- 2 · Low risk
- Measured at
- North Bay
- Observed
- 1:00 AM EDT Thursday 10 September 2026 · rating measured at the centre of Nipissing District, which covers a wide area
A rating is not permission. Temagami requires a permit, and a fire ban can be declared at any time. Temagami Fire Department decides — not this page.
Date of issue for the balance of the period for which the permit is issued (per Section 5(3))
Apply in writing to the Fire Chief prior to the proposed fire date, including owner consent (if applicant is not the owner), the applicable fee per the Municipal Fees and Charges By-law, and a written indemnification
Small campfires meeting size/location conditions do not require a permit outside the Urban Zone hatched areas.
Adverse Weather Conditions definition (Section 1)
Adverse Weather Conditions shall mean that the wind speed exceeds 10 knots (gentle breeze), the Forest Fire Hazard Rating is high or extreme (11 or greater), or a smog alert has been declared. The appropriate Federal and/or Provincial Government agency shall be used as the source of this information.
Permit required (Section 2(1))
No person shall set or maintain an open air fire, other than a campfire, between April 1st and October 31st without first having obtained the necessary permit from the Fire Chief or designate.
Urban Zone restriction (Section 2(2))
Despite subsection (1), no person shall set or maintain an open air fire in any hatched areas within the Urban Zoned areas of the Municipality, as shown on the maps attached as Schedules A & B, unless, a. It is a campfire; b. It is an open air fire set and maintained in an outdoor fireplace; or c. A special circumstances permit has been issued by the fire chief.
Adverse weather prohibition (Section 7(1)(i))
Where the material to be burned in an open air fire is 2m or less in length, width and height, or is in a burn barrel, no person shall set or maintain an open air fire ... i. under adverse weather conditions.
Daytime burning exception (Section 7(3))
Despite subsection 7(2) no permit holder shall conduct open air burning, other than a campfire, between the hours of two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset during the forest fire season, unless: a. A forest fire danger rating of 3 or less (Low); and b. Obtaining fire chief permission on the day of each proposed open air fire.
Campfire exemption (Section 9(1))
an open air burning permit is not required for a person to set and tend an open air fire, on property he or she lawfully occupies, a. where the campfire is contained within in a Fire Pit which is no more than one square metre in area, and located on bare rock or other non-combustible material; b. Where the material being burnt, at any one time, is contained in an area measuring less than 60cm in width, and less than 50cm in height.
Burn Ban (Section 12)
Despite the existence of a valid Burning Permit, the Fire Chief may suspend, without recourse, any and all Burning Permits and cause to be extinguished any Fire until such conditions as the Fire Chief may indicate are met.
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By-laws change. This page summarises public documents and is not legal advice or permission to burn — Temagami Fire Department decides.