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title: Warfield backyard fire and burning rules
question: "Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Warfield?"
place: Warfield, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/warfield
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Warfield
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Warfield backyard fire and burning rules

**Question:** Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Warfield?

**Short answer:** In Warfield, a backyard campfire needs an annual Residential Campfire Permit ($25) from the Village office. Open burning, including burning yard waste, is strictly prohibited. Permits can be suspended during fire bans.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Warfield, https://warfield.ca)  
**Cost:** $25 for the annual Residential Campfire Permit.  
**How long:** The permit runs January 1 to December 31 of the year it is applied for.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 555 Schofield Hwy., Trail, BC V1R 2G7 (Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; closed Friday)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-368-8202
- Phone: Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (non-emergency), 250-364-1737

## Key facts

- **Backyard campfires:** Yes, with an annual Residential Campfire Permit. Fire in a fire pit or ring no wider than 0.5 m, 3 m from trees, shrubs, structures and debris. An adult (19 or older) must stay until it is out. Keep 8 litres of water or a hose ready. No fire in wind. Clean firewood only.
  - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw, Residential Campfire Permit information sheet](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "You must apply for and be issued a Residential Campfire Permit before you proceed with campfire burning" … "must have a diameter no larger" … "than 0.5m and must be located three (3) meters from trees, shrubs, structures, and debris" … "An adult (19 years or older) must be in attendance at the campfire until it is fully extinguished" … "Only clean firewood is permitted."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Burning yard waste:** No. Open burning, including burning yard waste and hazardous waste, is strictly prohibited. The solid waste bylaw also bans disposing of garbage, recyclables or waste by burning.
  - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw, Information sheet](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Open burning, including the burning of yard and hazardous wastes is strictly prohibited."
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 968, 2025, s. 6.4](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Solid-Yard-Garden-Waste-Collection_Disposal-Bylaw-968-Backgrounder-AND-signed.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall dispose of garbage, recyclable materials, waste, special waste or unacceptable"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** Yes. A Residential Campfire Permit, applied for each year (January 1 to December 31), with a $25 fee, from the Village office. The application needs a diagram of the fire pit; Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue reviews it. The permit must be posted at the fire.
  - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw, Information sheet](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A Residential Campfire Permit must be applied for annually (January 1-December 31)." … "Complete the Residential Campfire Permit form and submit it along with the $25.00 application fee to the Village office." … "your Residential Campfire Permit will be referred to, and reviewed by the" … "must be posted and visible at the location of the fire at all times"
  - Source: [Permits & Licenses, Permits & Licenses page](https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/permits-and-licenses/)
  - Official wording: "at a cost of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from the Village Municipal office prior to having a campfire"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fire bans:** Permits depend on fire conditions and any bans or restrictions set by Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue and by provincial or federal law. Permit holders must check BC Wildfire Service Southeast Fire Centre bans and restrictions before lighting. A permit can be suspended or rescinded if a ban is in effect.
  - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw, Information sheet](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "contingent on current fire conditions and any fire bans," … "must refer to and become familiar" … "with BC Wildfire Services, Southeast Fire Centre current fire bans and restrictions before igniting the campfire" … "rescind or suspend any permit" … "issued if a fire ban is in effect"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Instead of burning:** Seasonal curbside yard and garden waste pick-up, bi-weekly, with start and end dates set by the Village; use bins or paper yard waste bags, no plastic bags. See yard-waste.
  - Source: [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 968, 2025, s. 9.1](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Solid-Yard-Garden-Waste-Collection_Disposal-Bylaw-968-Backgrounder-AND-signed.pdf)
  - Official wording: "will provide annual yard and garden waste collection and disposal services to Residential Dwelling Premises on a bi-weekly schedule"
  - Source: [Curbside Pickups, Curbside Pickups page](https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/recycling-and-garbage/)
  - Official wording: "Use bins or paper yard waste bags. No plastic bags will be picked up."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. The penalty schedule is in a scanned part of the bylaw PDF that could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Village of Warfield Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024
  - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw, Information sheet](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Warfield Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In Warfield, the [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf) allows a campfire only with an annual Residential Campfire Permit. Open burning, including burning yard waste and hazardous waste, is strictly prohibited. The [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Bylaw No. 968](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Solid-Yard-Garden-Waste-Collection_Disposal-Bylaw-968-Backgrounder-AND-signed.pdf) also bans disposing of garbage, recyclables or waste by burning.

## Steps

1. Apply at the Village office for the permit ($25, January 1 to December 31). The application needs a diagram of the fire pit; Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue reviews it.
2. Post the permit at the fire.
3. Use a fire pit or ring no wider than 0.5 m, 3 m from trees, shrubs, structures and debris. Burn clean firewood only, and do not light a fire in wind.
4. An adult (19 or older) must stay until the fire is out. Keep 8 litres of water or a hose ready.

## Good to know

- Permits depend on fire conditions and on any bans or restrictions set by Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue and by provincial or federal law. Check the BC Wildfire Service Southeast Fire Centre bans and restrictions before lighting. A permit can be suspended or rescinded if a ban is in effect.
- Instead of burning yard waste, use the seasonal bi-weekly curbside yard and garden waste pick-up. See the yard waste answer.
- The information sheet says a breach may lead to a penalty set out in Schedule A of Bylaw 948. That schedule is in the scanned part of the PDF, so the amount could not be confirmed; ask the Village Office at 250-368-8202.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw (PDF)](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf)
- [Permits & Licenses, Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/permits-and-licenses/)

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## Sources

- [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 948, 2024, lead sheet and signed bylaw (PDF), Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-948-lead-sheet-and-signed-bylaw-combined-for-website.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Permits & Licenses, Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/permits-and-licenses/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Solid Waste and Yard and Garden Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw No. 968, 2025 (PDF), Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Solid-Yard-Garden-Waste-Collection_Disposal-Bylaw-968-Backgrounder-AND-signed.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Curbside Pickups, Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/warfield-services/recycling-and-garbage/) (read 2026-11-08)

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