Ucluelet backyard fire and burning rules

Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Ucluelet?

Ucluelet, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

How it works

The Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 2010, 2026 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.

Good to know

• 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.
• On beaches, campfires must be below the high tide mark and out by 10 p.m.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• To check current restrictions, see public notices on ucluelet.ca or call Ucluelet Fire Rescue at 250-726-7744 or firerescue@ucluelet.ca.
• 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.