Northern Rockies backyard fire and burning rules

Except as provided in this bylaw, no person shall light, ignite or start, or allow or cause to be lighted, ignited or started, a fire or any kind whatsoever in the open air.

for campfires of eight(8) hours maximum duration, in designated

small & confined fires used for cooking foods, including grills &

and for campfires in designated recreational areas.

may issue a permit for open air burning of

brush, stumps, slash, and light material resulting from the clearing of land

tar, asphalt, shingles, battery boxes, plastic materials or any similar

The Fire Chief or his designate may issue a permit for the use of an outdoor incinerator on the conditions that:

only dry garden refuse & paper is burned in the outdoor incinerator.

under the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation, no burning of construction material or debris is permitted

No owner or occupier of real property shall foul or contaminate the atmosphere by burning household garbage.

Burn Permits are available free of charge from the Northern Rockies Fire Rescue between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday (except statutory holidays).

To apply please call the Non Emergency Fire Rescue line at 250-774-3955.

must first obtain a burn registration number by calling 1.888.797.1717

the NRRM is often subject to fire restrictions that are put into place by the BC Wildfire Service - Prince George Fire Centre.

Before lighting a fire, even if the burn category is not currently prohibited

Green waste can be dropped off at the landfill in designated green bins free-of-charge.

3100 55th Street, Fort Nelson | P: 250.774.7194

construction waste, yard and garden waste, processed yard and garden waste and

stocks, shrubs and shrub and tree branches less than 75 millimetres in diameter.

Fouling atmosphere by burning 3(h) $200 $180 $220

a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars($2500)

Town of Fort Nelson Fire Bylaw No. 618, 2002

Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 12, 2009