OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS - CITY OF COURTENAY

All Open Fires within the geographical boundaries of the City of Courtenay ARE BANNED YEAR ROUND in accordance with the Fire Protective Services Bylaw No. 2556. The definition of an Open Fire is any outdoor fire which, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may include grass fires, incinerator fires, pit fires, outdoor fireplaces, “chiminias”, burning barrel fires, forest and brush fires, running fires, structure fires, building fires, wood scrap fires, ground thawing fires and chattel fires.

OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS - COURTENAY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Category 1 camp fires are NOT PERMITTED by bylaw within the Courtenay Fire Protection District AT ANY TIME.

Category 2 and Category 3 open fires ARE PERMITTED AS OF NOON, SEPTEMBER 18 2024 within the geographical boundaries of the Courtenay Fire Protection District in accordance with the Courtenay Fire Protection District By-Law No. 54 and the information listed below:

“Category 2” open fire” is one that

1)      burns material in one pile not exceeding 1 m in height and 1 m in width

2)      pile does not contain prohibited materials such as household garbage, tires, construction debris, demolition debris, etc.

3)      pile is burned during daylight hours only.

FIRE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR CATEGORY 2 FIRES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 18 2024 AND OCTOBER 31 2024. PLEASE CONTACT THE COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.

A “Category 3 open fire” is one that

1)      pile does not contain prohibited materials such as household garbage, tires, construction debris, demolition debris, etc.

2)      material in one or more piles each exceeding 2 m in height or 3 m in width

3)      Meets the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy’s Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation.

FIRE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR CATEGORY 3 FIRES . PLEASE CONTACT THE COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.