Abbotsford backyard fire and burning rules

No person may have an open fire if the fire department or fire chief have imposed a ban on

A person must not light, fuel or use a campfire unless the following conditions are met:

the fire is started within a fire pit provided by the City and the fire pit has not been

closed by the City;

the fire burns wood or vegetation that is seasoned, dead and lying on the ground;

the fire is no larger than 0.5 metres in height and 0.5 metres in width;

Campfires and Firepits using wood are not permitted anywhere in the City of Abbotsford at any time of the year.

Campfires fueled by wood are banned in all private properties in the City of Abbotsford.

Campfire pits are approved for use at identified City Parks.

Outdoor cooking and heating is permitted using electrical, lump

charcoal, briquette charcoal, propane or natural gas fueled

A person must obtain an open burning permit in order to carry on open burning.

A person must not carry out open burning on a single parcel of land on more than 12 days in a calendar year.

must only burn seasoned vegetative debris that originates from agricultural production or processing.

A person must not carry out an open burning of a pile exceeding 3 metres in width and 2 metres in height,

listed on the BC Government Ventilation Index,

means the period of time from October 1 to November 30 in a year;

means the period of time from March 1 to April 30 in a year;

obtained written approval from the fire chief to carry out open burning outside of the burn

Open burning is never permitted in urban areas at any time of the year.

open burning permit” means a permit issued by the fire chief authorizing open burning in

A person may apply for an opening burning permit for

(c) the spring burn season, or

A permit fee of $50 CDN is due at the time of purchase.

All open burning in rural areas requires a permit issued by the City of Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service.

Open Burning Seasonal Permits expire at the end of the two-month season and are not reusable.

No person may have an open fire if the fire department or fire chief have imposed a ban on

listed on the BC Government Ventilation Index,

The Fire Chief may extend or cancel open burning periods due to a number of different conditions (fire risk, air quality, etc.).

Before conducting any burning activities, permit holders must consult the Ventilation Index for the Fraser Valley region

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DO NOT Burn if a Regional or Provincial ban is in effect.

ALL burning permit applications are made online at abbotsford.ca/burning

Yard and garden waste like small branches and leaves are accepted in compostables collected through the City

Stumps and land clearing waste are accepted for a fee at Net Zero Waste and Waste Connections of Canada.

Each coupon is valid for one free drop off of yard waste at the Pacific Coast Renewables Corp.

Pacific Coast Renewables Corp. is located at 5050 Gladwin Road.

The green compost cart is collected weekly

$500 for a bylaw contravention dealt with by bylaw notice;

$1 000 for a bylaw contravention dealt with by municipal ticket;

is discounted by $50 if the penalty is paid in full within 14 days of the delivery of the bylaw notice.

is $500 if not paid within 30 days following the date the penalty becomes due and payable.

is discounted by $500 if the penalty is paid in full by the 30th day from the date on which the ticket is served.

The Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2007 and Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw, 2007 are

Open burning outside of those designated seasons will result in a fine and/or cost recovery charges.

Fire Service Bylaw, 2026

Bylaw No. 3710-2026