Fire

Fire Services within the MD of Peace are regulated by our “Fire Services Bylaw #8/2023”. All fires within the MD of Peace that are not specifically permitted by Section 8.5 (copied below) of Bylaw #8/2023, require a permit as per the Fire Protection Bylaw No. 8/2023.

Unless allowed by Fire Services Bylaw 8/2023, all intentional fires lit within the MD of Peace require a fire permit, regardless of the specific location within the MD or the time of year.

  1. Fire Permits are not required under this Bylaw for the following activities:
    1. cooking of food using a portable appliance;
    2. Recreational Fires or cooking of food in Acceptable Fire Pits or Acceptable Fireplaces, provided that:
  1. will be contained within the Acceptable Fire Pit or Acceptable Fireplace below the mesh screen;
  2. a means, acceptable to the Fire Chief, of controlling or extinguishing the fire is available on the property and within reasonable distance from where the fire occurs;
  3. the fire is kept under control and supervised at all times by a responsible adult person until such time that the fire has been completely extinguished; and
  4. flame height does not exceed one meter above the structure or container;
  5. only clean fuel is used such as natural gas, dry wood, or charcoal, in amounts that burning in fireplaces in or attached to dwellings as provided by legislation;
  1. an outdoor fire lit by the Fire Department for training or preventative control purposes; 
  2. an outdoor fire prescribed by the regulations of the Forest Prairie and Protection Act; and
  3. burning of Burnable Debris when burned within an Acceptable Burning Barrel and or/ incinerator.

    FIRE PERMIT REQUEST FORM

Burning Policy

The MD has policy ADM 16 Burning Policy in place if you are planning on burning anything 1/2 mile away from a number highway and you must have smoke signs posted.

Looking for new members

The MD of Peace Fire Department is actively looking for new members. Please contact the office at 780-338-3845 if you are interested. The MD pays a $20. per hour honorarium for the volunteer service.