{"title":"Hudson's Hope backyard fire and burning rules","question":"Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Hudson's Hope?","slug":"backyard-fire","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hudsons-hope","name":"Hudson's Hope","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of Hudsons Hope","url":"https://hudsonshope.ca"},"short_answer":"In Hudson's Hope, no permit is needed to burn on private land in a fireplace, stove or fire pit provided and approved by the Fire Chief, or for refuse or garden waste in a screened incinerator approved by the Fire Chief. Other open-air fires need a free burning permit.","aliases":["backyard fire hudsons hope","burn permit hudson's hope","fire pit hudsons hope","burning yard waste hudsons hope"],"cost":"Burning permit: free of charge. Fine not stated.","how_long":"A permit can be for one event or up to one year.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson's Hope, BC V0C 1V0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-783-9901"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Hudson's Hope bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mackenzie","name":"Mackenzie","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pouce-coupe","name":"Pouce Coupe","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/backyard-fire/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire/"},"facts":{"campfires":{"label":"Backyard campfires","value":"No permit is needed for burning on privately owned land in fireplaces, stoves or fire pits provided and approved by the Fire Chief. Other open-air fires need a permit.","short":"Yes, no permit, in a Fire Chief approved pit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burn Permits page","quotes":["Burning on privately owned lands or in developed campgrounds where fireplaces, stoves, and/or fire pits are provided and approved by the Fire Chief.","The cooking of food using a portable barbeque apparatus;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"open_burning":{"label":"Burning yard waste","value":"Open-air fires need a burning permit from the Fire Chief. No permit is needed to burn refuse or garden waste in a screened incinerator approved by the Fire Chief. Burn only when the ventilation index is good. Burning household garbage in burn barrels is not permitted in residential areas.","short":"Only with a permit (no permit for approved incinerator)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burn Permits page","quotes":["no person shall light or start an open air fire within the District without first having obtained a burning permit from the Fire Chief or his designate.","The index must be “good” for the day of the burn and “fair” or “good” for the second day of the burn.","Burning refuse or garden waste only in an incinerator covered with a screen to prevent flying sparks and approved by the Fire Chief"]},{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/latest-news-2/burning-notice/","title":"Burning notice, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burning notice","quotes":["Burning household garbage in burn barrels is not permitted within residential areas."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Yes, a burning permit from the Fire Chief or designate, free of charge at the District Office. It can be for one event or up to one year.","short":"Yes, free","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burn Permits page","quotes":["These permits are available free of charge at the District Office and can be issued for a onetime event or for an extended period of up to one year."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fire_bans":{"label":"Fire bans","value":"Check BC Wildfire Service (bcwildfire.ca) for burning restrictions and bans. Call the BC ventilation index line, 1-888-281-2992, before a burn.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/wildfires/","title":"Wildfires, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Wildfires page","quotes":["For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to: http://www.bcwildfire.ca"]},{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burn Permits page","quotes":["Call the BC Ministry of Environment to check the ventilation index at 1-888-281-2992."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"alternatives":{"label":"Instead of burning","value":"Compost, recycle, or haul material to the Hudson's Hope Transfer Site.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burn Permits page","quotes":["Consider your options to compost, recycle, or haul the material to the Hudson’s Hope Transfer Site."]},{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/district-office/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Household Waste page","quotes":["allowing residents to drop off larger items as well as household waste, cardboard recycling, compost"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The District's page does not state the fine.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 775, 2009","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","section":"Burn Permits page","quotes":["Under the Fire Protection & Life Safety Bylaw 775 which was adopted in 2010"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District's Burn Permits page sets the rules, under the Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 775 (a scanned PDF that could not be read). No permit is needed to burn on privately owned land in fireplaces, stoves or fire pits provided and approved by the Fire Chief. No permit is needed to burn refuse or garden waste in a screened incinerator approved by the Fire Chief. Other open-air fires need a burning permit.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Get a burning permit from the Fire Chief or designate at the District Office, 9904 Dudley Drive. It is free.\n2. Choose a permit for one event or for up to one year.\n3. Burn only when the ventilation index is good. Call the BC ventilation index line, 1-888-281-2992, first.\n4. Check BC Wildfire Service (bcwildfire.ca) for current burning restrictions and bans before you burn.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Burning household garbage in burn barrels is not permitted in residential areas.\n- Alternatives: compost, recycle, or take material to the Hudson's Hope Transfer Site.\n- Size limits and the fine are not stated on the page.","sources":[{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/fire-protection/burn-permits/","title":"Burn Permits, District of Hudson's Hope","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/latest-news-2/burning-notice/","title":"Burning notice, District of Hudson's Hope","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/residents/emergency-services/wildfires/","title":"Wildfires, District of Hudson's Hope","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://hudsonshope.ca/district-office/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage and Recycling, District of Hudson's Hope","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/backyard-fire/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/backyard-fire.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/backyard-fire.json"}}