Langford backyard fire and burning rules

In the City of Langford you must get a permit in order to have a campfire.

There is no charge to obtaining a permit online.

One (1) campfire permit may be obtained per residential property per day and is valid for three hours (3) from the time of issuance.

Shall be no larger than 0.6m by 0.6m (2 ft by 2 ft)

Clearances for campfires shall be 6m (20 ft) from any building, 3 m (10 ft) from any shrubbery, wooden fences, over hanging trees, or combustible materials

Campfire permits will not be issued when the wildfire risk reaches extreme.

ensure the base of the campfire is no larger in area than .6 metres by .6 metres

the campfire is extinguished and soaked to stop re-ignition by midnight

residentially-zoned property which are 2,023 square meters (.5 acre) or greater in area between the

dates of February 1 5 to March 1 5 and between October 1 5 to November 1 0 of any calendar year (inclusive)

use the fire to dispose of yard waste generated solely from the property upon which the fire is taking place;

ensure the base of the open fire is no larger in area than 1.5 metres by 1.5 metres

and on days and at times in that period specified annually by the Fire Chief.

There are now two permitted burn periods. The first is between November 1 and November 30 and the second is between March 15 and April 15 of any calendar year (inclusive). There is no burning permitted on long weekends.

Burning is only permitted from sunrise to sunset and only leaves and tree trimmings are acceptable.

There is no charge to obtaining a permit online.

An individually-owned residential property is allowed a maximum of 2 permits per burning period. A maximum of 20 permits will be issued per day throughout the city.

no person may ignite, conduct or maintain any open fire, or allow or cause any open fire to be ignited, conducted, or maintained without first obtaining a valid and subsisting permit from the Fire Chief.

Order or notice by the Fire Chief or by a Peace Officer of permit suspension or cancellation, of permit exemption cancellation, and of partial or full fire bans may be effected by:

Langford Fire Rescue will NOT be lifting the campfire ban.

all open fires, including campfires, are banned across the Coastal Fire Centre.

Information on province wide campfire bans can be found at the Wildfire Management Branch.

- Chipping - Composting - Commercial disposal

Yard and garden material (less than 3"dia) - $59/tonne, $10 minimum

11. Burn without permit 30 $150

12. Unsupervised open air fire 43.3 $100

13. Insufficient fire setback 43.6 $75

14. Non-adherence to campfire conditions 45 $100

5. Burn Noxious Materials 11 $150

6. Burn Land Clearing/Machine Piled Debris 12 $250

City of Langford Burning and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014