Burk's Falls & District Fire Dept.
168 Ontario Street, Box 70, Burk's Falls, P0A 1C0
Bus. Phone   # 705-382-2611
Fax Number  # 705-382-2147

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Burning Piled Wood, Brush

You can burn piled wood, brush, leaves or wood by-products without a fire permit provided you meet all the following conditions:

• The fire is ignited no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguished no later than two hours after sunrise.
• Only a single pile is burned at any one time.
• The pile is not more than two metres in diameter and less than two metres high.
• The fire is at least two metres from any flammable materials.
• You have tools or water adequate to contain the fire to the fire site.
• A responsible person tends the fire until it is extinguished.

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Burning Grass

You can burn areas of grass of leaf litter on land you lawfully occupy or give permission to burn grass and leaf litter on land you lawfully occupy, without a fire permit, provided you meet all of the following conditions:

• The fire is ignited no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguished no later than two hours after sunrise.

• The total area to be burned does not exceed one hectare.

• The flaming edge of the fire does not exceed 30 metres in length.

• A responsible person tends the fire until it is extinguished.

• You have tools or water adequate to contain the fire to the fire site.

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Incinerator Burning

You can burn piled wood, brush, leaves or wood by-products in an incinerator, without a fire permit, provided you meet all of the following conditions:

• The Incinerator is an enclosed device constructed entirely of non-combustible material.

• The incinerator is covered by a screen having a mesh size of not more than five millimetres.

• The incinerator is at least five metres from any forest or woodland.

• The incinerator is at least two metres from any flammable material.

• A responsible person monitors the fire until it is extinguished.