Thanks to the rain we are receiving, the ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ (May 17/24).
A fire restriction allows personal fires (in fire pits considered acceptable as per the MDโs Fire Protection Bylaw #8/2023). Please continue to practice diligence and caution when enjoying a fire by ensuring it is in an acceptable and supervised fire pit and always being mindful of wind conditions. Also, remember; that if you start a fire, youโre responsible for ensuring it is properly extinguished.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ:
If fire services are required to respond to a fire, the person who started it is responsible for all expenses incurred, and as per Bylaw No. 2/2024 Fees and Charges, several penalties can be incurred for fire-related offences and negligence.
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด.๐ฑ: Deposit, discard, or abandon any burning matter or substance so as to create a burning hazard – $500 (second offence $1000)
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด.๐ต:: Light a fire on any land that is not his/her own without the written consent of the owner of the land – $250 (second offence $500)
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด.๐ญ๐ฌ:: Permit a fire to pass from his/her own land to the land of another person – $500 (second offence $1000)
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด.๐ญ๐ญ:: Light a fire without first taking sufficient precautions to ensure that the fire can be kept under control at all times – $500 (second offence $750)
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ด.๐ญ๐ฐ:: Light a fire on lands owned or controlled by the MD except with the express written consent of the Fire Chief of the MD – $500 (second offence $750). This section does not pertain to the MDโs campgrounds and recreation spaces where fire pits are provided.
