NOTICE: Open Air Burn Ban On - Effective Immediately

Bruce County Fire Chiefs declares a Fire Ban on Open-Air Burning.

Fire Danger Rating raised to Extreme.

For immediate release:

(Bruce County) – Fire chiefs across Bruce County collectively have declared a fire ban on all open-air burning, with the exception of campfires for cooking and warmth, effective immediately.

The Fire Danger Rating in Bruce County has been raised to Extreme. Fire danger rating levels take into account current and antecedent weather, fuel types, and both live and dead fuel moisture. The fire danger rating expresses a variety of factors that could increase the threat of an open fire, such as ease of ignition, wind speed, precipitation levels and difficulty of control.

All open-air burning permits, agricultural burn permits, and fireworks permits are suspended effective immediately. Although campfires are permitted for cooking and warmth only, all campfires must be supervised at all times and extinguished immediately upon completion of cooking and/or providing warmth.

For more information please contact:

Jack Burt

Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief

Alt. Bruce County Fire Coordinator

firechief@northernbruce.ca