As the Long weekend approaches, drinks by an outdoor fire will soon become a weekend favourite, make sure before you rush out to get those marshmallows that you know the rules of outdoor fires at your address. Below is a
quick guide to the basic rules of outdoor fires in each city
Kitchener:
Must be 5 metres from any building, structure, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article
No more than 1 metre of material being burned in any direction
No combustible ground cover within 1 metre of the fire
Must have an extinguisher or garden hose near fire
Must be under constant watch by owner of occupant over 18 years old
recreational fires in fire pits must be contained by a distinctive, raised, non-combustible barrier that completely surrounds the fire pit to separate it from the surrounding area
Fire can only be conducted between 6pm and 11pm any day of the week
Waterloo
Outdoor open fires are not permitted within waterloo city limits
Woolwich Township
A burn permit is required for all open air burning
The campfire cannot exceed 2ftx2ft
The fire must be contained in some way, steel rim, bricks, chiminea or fire bowl
Must be under constant watch by owner of occupant over 18 years old
An appropriate extinguishing agent must be present at all times
Must not cause any danger or nuisance
Minimum distance is not less than 4.5 meters from any structure, fence of combustible structure
Campfire are not permitted when winds exceed 16km/hour
Cambridge
A burn permit is required for all open air burning not used for cooking purposes
Burn permits cost $60.31
A distance of at least 150 metres from a building
Limit the size of the fire
Necessary Water supply
Proper supervision
Wellesley Township
Fire permit required, cost is $40
Fire must be supervised at all times
Sufficient water or fire retardant equipment must be available
Fire must be extinguished if smoke interferes with neighbours
Permit void on days that are too windy, dry grass or other unsafe open air burning conditions
Wilmot Township
The only open air fire permitted is a small confined fire supervised at all times and used to cook food
A person over 18 years may apply for a burn permit
Fire must be burned in a confined burn site, including a circle of stons/bricks, chiminea or fire bowl
No burning allowed on windy days
No burning allowed on air quality advisory days
Contained sites must be 25ft from combustible structures
