{"title":"Ucluelet backyard fire and burning rules","question":"Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Ucluelet?","slug":"backyard-fire","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ucluelet","name":"Ucluelet","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 Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ucluelet, small campfires are allowed when no open-burning restriction is in place. Burning garden refuse, such as leaves and pruned branches, is prohibited, as is any fire larger than a campfire. A campfire is at most 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide.","aliases":["backyard fire ucluelet","campfire bylaw ucluelet","burn yard waste ucluelet","fire ban ucluelet"],"cost":"No permit or fee: the Outdoor Burning Bylaw has none. Lighting a garden refuse fire is a $250 bylaw notice.","how_long":"Campfires are allowed only when no open-burning restriction is in place. Check current status before lighting.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Ucluelet Fire Rescue","value":"250-726-7744"},{"type":"email","label":"Ucluelet Fire Rescue","value":"firerescue@ucluelet.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Public notice: Fire ban rescinded, September 3, 2026, District of Ucluelet","url":"https://ucluelet.ca/public-notice/public-notice-fire-ban-rescinded-effective-thursday-september-3-2026/"}],"related":[{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Ucluelet fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/fireworks/"},{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Ucluelet yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Ucluelet bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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":"Campfires (contained, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide) are allowed when no open-burning restriction is in place, if 3 m from combustibles, with a water bucket, hose or shovel at hand, attended by someone 18 or older, and fully out with cool ashes before leaving.","short":"Yes, up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["Campfires are permitted provided there are no Open Burning","Fires must be at least 3 (three) metres from any combustible"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 2 (Campfire)","quotes":["exceed 0.5 (one half) metre high and 0.5 (one half) metre wide"]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 4.1(c)","quotes":["A competent person 18 (eighteen) years of age or older must always"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"open_burning":{"label":"Burning yard waste","value":"Burning garden refuse (grass clippings, leaves, pruned branches) is prohibited, and any fire larger than a campfire is prohibited. The Fire Chief may authorize burning for fire department training or for the good of the Municipality.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 5.6","quotes":["The burning of Garden Refuse is prohibited."]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 5.1","quotes":["A fire which exceeds the size of a Campfire is prohibited."]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 6.1","quotes":["Open Burning is allowed where"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Ucluelet's Outdoor Burning Bylaw has no burning permit.","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet"}]},"fire_bans":{"label":"Fire bans","value":"The Fire Chief may suspend, restrict or cancel any or all open burning, and campfires are allowed only when no restriction is in place. Coastal Fire Centre bans are posted as District public notices; for fire questions call Ucluelet Fire Rescue, 250-726-7744, firerescue@ucluelet.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 3.1","quotes":["The Fire Chief may suspend, restrict, or cancel any or all Open Burning."]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/public-notice/public-notice-fire-ban-rescinded-effective-thursday-september-3-2026/","title":"Public notice: Fire ban rescinded, September 3, 2026, District of Ucluelet","section":"Public notice, Sept. 3, 2026","quotes":["the Coastal Fire Centre will be rescinding the Section 10 Category 1 Campfire prohibition","please contact Ucluelet Fire Rescue at 250-726-7744 or firerescue@ucluelet.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"alternatives":{"label":"Instead of burning","value":"Single-family homes and dwellings of four or fewer units get a green organics cart for food and yard waste, picked up weekly at the roadside. Owners must arrange their own disposal of bulky waste and garden refuse.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling, District of Ucluelet","section":"Garbage & Recycling page","quotes":["All eligible residents – any residential dwelling with four or fewer units – will receive a new organics cart that will get picked up weekly at the roadside."]},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84293/2007%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Garbage%20Collection%20_%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 4.9(a)","quotes":["all bulky waste and garden refuse;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: lighting a garden refuse fire $250 ($187.50 within 14 days; $312.50 late). Burning while restrictions are in place $500 ($375; $625). Fire too close to combustibles, no means of extinguishing, or no adult attending: $100 ($75; $125).","short":"Notice $250 ($187.50 if paid in 14 days)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"Schedule A, Outdoor Burning Bylaw","quotes":["Lighting a Garden Refuse Fire","$187.50 $312.50 $250.00","Burning while restrictions are in","Fire less than 3 metres from","No person 18 years of age or older in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026](<https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf>) allows campfires, meaning contained fires up to 0.5 m high and 0.5 m wide, when no open-burning restriction is in place. The Fire Chief may suspend, restrict or cancel any or all open burning, so check before you light. There is no burning permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Campfire conditions: at least 3 m from anything combustible, a water bucket, hose or shovel at hand, a competent person 18 or older always attending, and the fire fully out with cool ashes before you leave.\n- On beaches, campfires must be below the high tide mark and out by 10 p.m.\n- A portable campfire apparatus approved by ULC or CSA may be used per the maker's specifications, with a flame under 15 cm. Accelerants and sky lanterns are banned.\n- Burning garden refuse (grass clippings, leaves, pruned branches) is prohibited, and so is any fire larger than a campfire. Burning plastics, treated wood and demolition waste is also prohibited. The Fire Chief may authorize burning for fire department training or for the good of the Municipality.\n- Single-family homes and dwellings of four or fewer units get a green organics cart for food and yard waste, picked up weekly. See the yard waste answer.\n- To check current restrictions, see public notices on ucluelet.ca or call Ucluelet Fire Rescue at 250-726-7744 or firerescue@ucluelet.ca.\n- Bylaw notices: lighting a garden refuse fire $250 ($187.50 if paid within 14 days; $312.50 if paid late). Burning while restrictions are in place $500 ($375; $625). A fire too close to combustibles, with no means of extinguishing, or with no adult attending is $100 ($75; $125). Fire department charges may also apply.","sources":[{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84296/2010%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Outdoor%20Burning%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84303/2019%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2019, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/services/home-property/garbage-recycling/","title":"Garbage & Recycling, District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.civicweb.net/filepro/document/84293/2007%20Bylaw,%202026%20-%20Garbage%20Collection%20_%20Regulation%20Bylaw.pdf","title":"Garbage Collection & Regulation Bylaw No. 2007, 2026 (PDF), District of Ucluelet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ucluelet.ca/public-notice/public-notice-fire-ban-rescinded-effective-thursday-september-3-2026/","title":"Public notice: Fire ban rescinded, September 3, 2026, District of Ucluelet","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 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ucluelet/backyard-fire.json"}}