{
 "title": "Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality",
 "description": "What the bylaws of 146 places in British Columbia say on the same question, side by side. Each cell is a short form of a fact that is sourced, quoted and checked on the place's own page.",
 "region": {
  "code": "bc",
  "name": "British Columbia"
 },
 "country": {
  "code": "ca",
  "name": "Canada"
 },
 "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire/",
 "columns": [
  {
   "key": "campfires",
   "label": "Backyard campfires"
  },
  {
   "key": "open_burning",
   "label": "Burning yard waste"
  },
  {
   "key": "permit",
   "label": "Permit"
  },
  {
   "key": "fine",
   "label": "Fine"
  }
 ],
 "states": {
  "stated": "the short form of a fact that is sourced and quoted on the place page",
  "none": "the bylaw that was read sets no such rule",
  "unknown": "could not be confirmed from the official sources"
 },
 "rows": [
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/100-mile-house",
   "name": "100 Mile House",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m, not at high fire hazard"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except farm or industrial zones with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from Fire Chief; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $50 if paid in 14 days ($110 after 28 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/abbotsford",
   "name": "Abbotsford",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, only in a City-provided fire pit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No in urban areas; rural only with a seasonal permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $50 per season"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/alert-bay",
   "name": "Alert Bay",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/anmore",
   "name": "Anmore",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a campfire permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $25 per year for 1 to 5 sites"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($140 if paid in 14 days); ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/armstrong",
   "name": "Armstrong",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No (yard waste banned); other burning needs a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from Fire Chief; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $250 ($200 if paid in 30 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/ashcroft",
   "name": "Ashcroft",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a permit, in an approved pit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, for campfires; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$100 or more on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/barriere",
   "name": "Barriere",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, if under 24 inches across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, in Fire Chief's set seasons"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for dry garden refuse; Fire Chief for lot clearing"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $300 ($250 if paid early)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/belcarra",
   "name": "Belcarra",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a burning permit (rarely issued)"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Class B1 permit, Apr 1-15 and Oct 15-31"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $25 (Class B1 or C)"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($140 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/bowen-island",
   "name": "Bowen Island",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except with a Category 2 permit (Oct 15 to Apr 15)"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for yard clean-up ($50); not for small campfire"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No notice listed; $2,000 to $50,000 in court"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/burnaby",
   "name": "Burnaby",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, not without a permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $114"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/burns-lake",
   "name": "Burns Lake",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, if BC Wildfire regulations are followed"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit for small backyard burning"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for small backyard burning"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/cache-creek",
   "name": "Cache Creek",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with an outdoor fire permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for Class 2 and 3 burning; fee not stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/campbell-river",
   "name": "Campbell River",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 60 cm across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No in Area A; Area B only in Oct and April"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Not for recreational fires; open burning $69"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/canal-flats",
   "name": "Canal Flats",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m, 5 m from buildings"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only Monday to Friday, 50 m from buildings"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($75 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/castlegar",
   "name": "Castlegar",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "The ticket schedule makes it an offence to 'Start a fire without…"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $300"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/central-saanich",
   "name": "Central Saanich",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Oct 15 to May 15"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for yard waste fires; none for recreational fires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/chetwynd",
   "name": "Chetwynd",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 60 cm across, in a fire pit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Must meet provincial smoke rules; permit for brush"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only in extraordinary circumstances; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $300"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/chilliwack",
   "name": "Chilliwack",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except in a designated campground"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only on non-urban parcels, with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $35 per season"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($10 less if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/clearwater",
   "name": "Clearwater",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m, 5 m from property lines"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, Category 2 piles up to 2 m high and 3 m wide"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for Category 2 and 3 fires; free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $250 ($200 if paid in 30 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/coldstream",
   "name": "Coldstream",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No on ordinary lots; permit on sites of 2 ha or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for land clearing; no fee in burn period"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($100 if paid early); ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/colwood",
   "name": "Colwood",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except manufactured outdoor appliances"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Not for approved appliances; otherwise prohibited"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($160 if paid in 14 days); ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/comox",
   "name": "Comox",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, only propane or natural gas fire pits"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, 2 days each in Nov and Apr"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, ALR farm land of 4.05 hectares or more"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $75 if paid in 14 days, $100 after; ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/coquitlam",
   "name": "Coquitlam",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except ALR land with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, ALR land only; $26.20"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $150 ($100 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/courtenay",
   "name": "Courtenay",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, wood-burning fires not allowed"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit; City says banned year-round"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, but may not be available; no fee found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/cranbrook",
   "name": "Cranbrook",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, in a fire pit up to 60 cm across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No (only land clearing debris, with a permit)"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only for land clearing debris; fee not stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/creston",
   "name": "Creston",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No; yard waste banned at all times"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $15 to $250"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($225 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/cumberland",
   "name": "Cumberland",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a free permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for campfires, free; land clearing $50"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$200 ($100 if paid early)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/dawson-creek",
   "name": "Dawson Creek",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, in a fire pit built to bylaw"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m."
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for yard waste fires; $14.67 (free some dates)"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $150 ($125 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/delta",
   "name": "Delta",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, open fires banned"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except Agricultural zones with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $100"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($175 if paid in 14 days); ticket $150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/north-vancouver-district",
   "name": "District of North Vancouver",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Generally no"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, unless the Fire Chief issues a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Fire Chief may issue; fee in Fees bylaw"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($375 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/duncan",
   "name": "Duncan",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No wood fires; gas or propane pit allowed"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $150 ($125 if paid in 14 days); $500 repeat"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/elkford",
   "name": "Elkford",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with an annual Fire Permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No in a fire pit; other fires need a Fire Permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from Fire Chief; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/enderby",
   "name": "Enderby",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, only in an approved campground"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, unless the City issues a burning permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $25"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/esquimalt",
   "name": "Esquimalt",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, not without a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No; permits only for special purposes"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no fee"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($75 if paid early)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/fernie",
   "name": "Fernie",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Fire Pit Permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No in a fire pit; other fires need a Burn Permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $30 for Fire Pit Permit"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/fort-st-james",
   "name": "Fort St James",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a free burn permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/fort-st-john",
   "name": "Fort St. John",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 1 metre across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, on lots of one acre or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for open burning, $50"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/fruitvale",
   "name": "Fruitvale",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no size limit set"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/gibsons",
   "name": "Gibsons",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for backyard burning; $25 for agricultural clearing"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($80 early); $200 to $250 prohibited waste"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/gold-river",
   "name": "Gold River",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, if registered; no burning April 15 to October 15"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No; only land-clearing debris with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; backyard campfires registered instead"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/golden",
   "name": "Golden",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; issuer and fee not found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($80 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/grand-forks",
   "name": "Grand Forks",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Fire Chief campfire permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit; garden waste banned"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no fee found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket amount listed; up to $2,000 possible"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/granisle",
   "name": "Granisle",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m high and wide (bylaw conflict)"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from Fire Chief; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/greenwood",
   "name": "Greenwood",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Permit to Burn"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, 1 to 7 days; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No City ticket; $1,150 under BC Wildfire Service rules"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs",
   "name": "Harrison Hot Springs",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except propane or natural gas pits"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for backyard burning; campground $100"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$500 ($490 early, $510 late)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/highlands",
   "name": "Highlands",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a free burn permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/hope",
   "name": "Hope",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, built to bylaw diagram"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, two weeks each Spring and Fall"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$200 for lot-clearing burns"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/houston",
   "name": "Houston",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, in a pit up to 90 cm across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No on lots under 1 hectare; larger lots need a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, for lots over 1 hectare; $0"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$50 to $500 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/hudsons-hope",
   "name": "Hudson's Hope",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, in a Fire Chief approved pit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit (no permit for approved incinerator)"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/invermere",
   "name": "Invermere",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m across and high"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, unless Special Burning Permit; none under 2 hectares"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Special Burning Permit only; fee not stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/kamloops",
   "name": "Kamloops",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No campfire rule; open fires need a permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Apr and Oct, lots of 1 acre or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $100"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$750"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/kaslo",
   "name": "Kaslo",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; $30 for Category 3 or 4"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/kelowna",
   "name": "Kelowna",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, most wood-burning pits prohibited"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Check permit eligibility and burn-day conditions before burning yard…"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Property over one hectare may qualify, $20"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket amount; up to $2,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/kent",
   "name": "Kent",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a $25 permit; not in Agassiz townsite"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes with a permit, outside townsite; not in Close Season"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, annual; campfire $25"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/keremeos",
   "name": "Keremeos",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m across and 0.5 m high"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only permitted materials from same land; varies"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/kimberley",
   "name": "Kimberley",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, by permit only"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No; yard debris burning is unlawful"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, one-time $50"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $200 ($400 later offence)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/kitimat",
   "name": "Kitimat",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, one pit up to 1 m wide (1.5 m in some zones)"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief burn permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for fire pit; other burning needs a permit"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($200 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/ladysmith",
   "name": "Ladysmith",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m high and wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for compliant campfire; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lake-country",
   "name": "Lake Country",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 1 m across and 1 m high"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only dry prunings, with a permit, on 1 hectare or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for open burning, $20"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($50 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lake-cowichan",
   "name": "Lake Cowichan",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit for cooking fires up to 4 sq ft"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $100"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$500 without a permit"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/langford",
   "name": "Langford",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a free online permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, on lots of 0.5 acre or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Campfire: free online permit"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/langley",
   "name": "Langley City",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Not available for ordinary backyard burning"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lantzville",
   "name": "Lantzville",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.61 m, if no fire ban"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only Oct 15 to Apr 15, if no alternative and venting is good"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No permit mentioned for ordinary fires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lillooet",
   "name": "Lillooet",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m high by 0.5 m across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Permit to Burn"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from Fire Chief; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($125 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lions-bay",
   "name": "Lions Bay",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($80 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/logan-lake",
   "name": "Logan Lake",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, fire up to 49.5 cm wide and high"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, dry garden refuse in spring and fall periods"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from Fire Chief; no charge"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100 to start a fire without permission"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lumby",
   "name": "Lumby",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, in an Acceptable Fire Pit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit; none May 1 to October 31"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for Open Air Fire, $50"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$200 ($400 second offence)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/lytton",
   "name": "Lytton",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with an active burning permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/mackenzie",
   "name": "Mackenzie",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Recreational Fire Permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a burning permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100 without a burn permit"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/maple-ridge",
   "name": "Maple Ridge",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only in the Open to Burning area"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Apr 15 to May 15 and Oct 15 to Nov 15"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $75"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days); ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/mcbride",
   "name": "McBride",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a free permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; minimum $100 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/merritt",
   "name": "Merritt",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, one pile up to 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, with limited exceptions"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $150 first year, $50 to renew"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Up to $2,000 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/metchosin",
   "name": "Metchosin",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.6 m across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, Oct 1 to May 31, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m."
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for small burning or campfires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $250 ($500 if paid late)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/midway",
   "name": "Midway",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m across, if no ban"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, dry garden refuse when no ban, one small pile"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Conflicting: bylaw and website differ"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; at least $500 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/mission",
   "name": "Mission",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, in a fire pit up to 1 m, six times a month"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, Oct to Apr, outside refuse collection area"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Fire pit permit $40 one-time"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($175 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/montrose",
   "name": "Montrose",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a yearly permit, pit up to 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $15"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; $500 in court"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/nakusp",
   "name": "Nakusp",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit; no size limit set"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a burning permit (not leaves or grass)"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($75 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/nanaimo",
   "name": "Nanaimo",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Cooking fires only, no permit, up to 24 inches"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, lots of 1 acre or more; Apr and Nov"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for yard-waste burning, no fee"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$200 ($150 early, $250 late)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/nelson",
   "name": "Nelson",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except propane or natural gas appliances"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No generally; permits in up to two periods a year"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $10"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($450 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/new-denver",
   "name": "New Denver",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Cooking fires only, no permit, up to four square feet"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "The listed permit windows are April 1 to May 15 and September 30 to…"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Free, April 1 to May 15 and September 30 to November 15"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/new-westminster",
   "name": "New Westminster",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except cooking fires and gas fire pits"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Camp fire permits may be issued; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/north-cowichan",
   "name": "North Cowichan",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, in a covered non-combustible pit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a free permit, Mar 15 to Apr 15, Sep 15 to Nov 30"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($125 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/north-saanich",
   "name": "North Saanich",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a $25 permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Fire Permit, in Burning Season only"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $25"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $130 ($100 if paid in 30 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/north-vancouver",
   "name": "North Vancouver",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, unless the Fire Chief issues a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Fire Chief only; no specific fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$450 ($400 early, $500 late)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/northern-rockies",
   "name": "Northern Rockies",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, permit only in designated recreational areas"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a burn permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($180 if paid in 21 days) for household garbage"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/oak-bay",
   "name": "Oak Bay",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for backyard burning"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $500 ($350 if paid in 30 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/oliver",
   "name": "Oliver",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No in town; agricultural waste permit on over 1/2 acre"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Agricultural waste only; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/osoyoos",
   "name": "Osoyoos",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, not without a Fire Chief Special Permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for leaves and grass; brush needs a Special Permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($200 early, $210 late); ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/parksville",
   "name": "Parksville",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except cooking fires and outdoor fireplaces"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 14 days); ticket $150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/peachland",
   "name": "Peachland",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a campfire permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only on land of 1 hectare or more, with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; $20 site inspection"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($90 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/pemberton",
   "name": "Pemberton",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yard and garden waste burning is restricted to the times on the…"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from the fire hall"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$250 ($200 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/penticton",
   "name": "Penticton",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except permanent fireplace approved by Fire Chief"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, on land of 1 hectare or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $60"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $150 ($135 if paid in 14 days); ticket $150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/pitt-meadows",
   "name": "Pitt Meadows",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except agricultural land with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Agricultural land only, $50"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/port-alberni",
   "name": "Port Alberni",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($187.50 early, $312.50 late)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/port-coquitlam",
   "name": "Port Coquitlam",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except A-1 Agriculture land with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Agricultural land only, $50"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/port-edward",
   "name": "Port Edward",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Cooking fires only, no permit, up to 50 cm"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, garden refuse grown on property"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, from authorized person; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; up to $1,000 in court"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/port-hardy",
   "name": "Port Hardy",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 60 cm across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Oct 1 to Apr 30"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, except recreational fires; $30 for Category B"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/port-moody",
   "name": "Port Moody",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No process or fee found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $250"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/pouce-coupe",
   "name": "Pouce Coupe",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a burning permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit (none in approved screened incinerator)"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $3 for 3 days; $10 yearly"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$500 for burning during a fire ban"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/powell-river",
   "name": "Powell River",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No campfire rule; open fires need a permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Apr 1-30 and Nov 1-30"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $100 ($20 discount early); ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/prince-george",
   "name": "Prince George",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 60 cm across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Not for recreational fires; Fire Chief may issue"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $300; ticket $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/prince-rupert",
   "name": "Prince Rupert",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No campfire rule; open fires need a permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $20"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$50 to $10,000 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/princeton",
   "name": "Princeton",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m, if no fire ban"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$125 for burning prohibited materials"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/qualicum-beach",
   "name": "Qualicum Beach",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, March 15 to November 1"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, ALR or farm land of 1.0 ha or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Garden refuse and clearing fires only, $45"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/quesnel",
   "name": "Quesnel",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m x 0.5 m, private property only"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except under a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for compliant campfire; no fee listed"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; $100 to $10,000 in court"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/radium-hot-springs",
   "name": "Radium Hot Springs",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No campfire rule; small burns up to 0.5 m allowed"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only Monday to Friday, 50 m or more from buildings"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $250"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/revelstoke",
   "name": "Revelstoke",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no authorization, in a fire pit, all year"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except FireSmart projects with written authorization"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for Special Occasion fires; no fee found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500; ticket $1,000"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/richmond",
   "name": "Richmond",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except qualifying agricultural land with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Agricultural burning only; $29 general fire permit"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($150 if paid in 28 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/rossland",
   "name": "Rossland",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for yard waste; permit only for limited purposes"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for open burning; none for campfires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/saanich",
   "name": "Saanich",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No inside Urban Containment Boundary; outside Oct 16-Apr 30"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for one pile under 1 m; $10 permit"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $150 ($200 after 30 days); notice $150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/salmo",
   "name": "Salmo",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Defined up to 1/2 metre; not stated as allowed"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No fire of any kind in the open air; no season set"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$500 for burning prohibited materials"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/salmon-arm",
   "name": "Salmon Arm",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with an annual campfire permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Mar 15 to Apr 15 and Oct 1 to 31"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, campfire $10 (annual)"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/salt-spring-island",
   "name": "Salt Spring Island",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; fee not found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket amount; $1,150 for provincial fire prohibition"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/sayward",
   "name": "Sayward",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only dry garden refuse, with a permit, if no alternative"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $75"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Up to $2,000 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/sechelt",
   "name": "Sechelt",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 1 m wide and 1 m high"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 without permit; $300 for open fire"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/sidney",
   "name": "Sidney",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No wood fires"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for backyard burning"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $325 ($250 if paid in 14 days); ticket $325"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/silverton",
   "name": "Silverton",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No local rule; provincial Category 1 up to 0.5 m"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No Village burning bylaw found. Provincial Category 2 open fire:…"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; $1,150 for provincial fire prohibition"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/smithers",
   "name": "Smithers",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Cooking only, up to 0.5 m high by 0.5 m wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No generally; land clearing permits where no alternative"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Land clearing only; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $300"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/sooke",
   "name": "Sooke",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, in a pit up to 0.60 m wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, Jan to Apr and Nov to Dec"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Not for yard debris; $55 for land clearing"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $200 ($400 repeat)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/spallumcheen",
   "name": "Spallumcheen",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Untreated wood only, no permit, Nov 1 to Apr 30"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for November 1 to April 30; no charge"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $550 ($500 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/sparwood",
   "name": "Sparwood",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a free permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$200 ($100 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/squamish",
   "name": "Squamish",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, required for residential campfires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($225 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/summerland",
   "name": "Summerland",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, for food only, up to 75 cm"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Permit, prunings and wood only"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for open burning other than campfires; no fee found"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $300 ($250 if paid in 14 days); ticket $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/sun-peaks",
   "name": "Sun Peaks",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m; permit unclear in bylaw"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, free"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 without a permit"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/surrey",
   "name": "Surrey",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except propane or natural gas fire pits"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except farm properties with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, agricultural only; no fee"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No current notice; $100 to $50,000 in court"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/tahsis",
   "name": "Tahsis",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 50 cm"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, Oct 15 to Apr 14"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for open burning, $30"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; Offence Act penalties"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/telkwa",
   "name": "Telkwa",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 0.5 m high"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Brush only, with the Fire Chief's authorization"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes; no fee listed"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$212.60"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/terrace",
   "name": "Terrace",
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   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/backyard-fire.json",
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    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, one pit up to 1 m across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No generally; permits only in Agricultural zones"
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     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $100"
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     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket up to $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/tofino",
   "name": "Tofino",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.6 m, mainly in campgrounds"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No permit or fee for campfires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $300 ($240 if paid in 14 days); ticket $300"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/langley-township",
   "name": "Township of Langley",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, not without a burning permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit, on lots of 0.2 hectare or more"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $30"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/trail",
   "name": "Trail",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Land clearing only; fee not stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket amount found"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/tumbler-ridge",
   "name": "Tumbler Ridge",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 1 m across"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a written Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, written permit; none for recreational fires"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Ticket $100"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/ucluelet",
   "name": "Ucluelet",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($187.50 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/valemount",
   "name": "Valemount",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 60 cm by 60 cm"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a burning permit, brush only"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $30 or $100"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $150 ($120 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/vancouver",
   "name": "Vancouver",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, wood-burning appliances prohibited"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief's permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, generally needs a permit"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/vanderhoof",
   "name": "Vanderhoof",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no permit, up to 30 inches"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, except campfire or barbecue"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No amount set; Offence Act penalties"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/vernon",
   "name": "Vernon",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 1 m (0.6 m in Zones 2 and 3)"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, except land clearing on 5 acres or more with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Not for campfires; $75 for land clearing"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $200 ($175 early); ticket $400"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/victoria",
   "name": "Victoria",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No, not without a permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, for special purposes only; no fee stated"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($187.50 if paid in 14 days)"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/view-royal",
   "name": "View Royal",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for backyard burning"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "At least $100 on conviction"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/warfield",
   "name": "Warfield",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with an annual permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, $25 a year"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/wells",
   "name": "Wells",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "none",
     "short": "None set"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No ticket; Offence Act penalties"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/west-kelowna",
   "name": "West Kelowna",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, up to 0.5 m across, unless ban in effect"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Only with a Fire Chief permit"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes for open burning; not small campfire"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$250"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/west-vancouver",
   "name": "West Vancouver",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Community events may apply"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "unknown",
     "short": null
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/whistler",
   "name": "Whistler",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, with a Campfire Permit"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Yes, no fee; $100 for re-inspection"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $300 if paid in 14 days, otherwise $500"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/white-rock",
   "name": "White Rock",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
    },
    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
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    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No for ordinary backyard burning"
    },
    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "$150"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "place": "ca/bc/williams-lake",
   "name": "Williams Lake",
   "url": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/backyard-fire/",
   "json": "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/backyard-fire.json",
   "facts": {
    "campfires": {
     "status": "stated",
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    "open_burning": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "No"
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    "permit": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Special-occasion permit; no fee listed"
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    "fine": {
     "status": "stated",
     "short": "Notice $250 ($190 if paid in 14 days)"
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