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Part of Regulation: Campfires

From CELOS researcher Henrik Bechmann: various fire regulations, in response to the banning of campfires at Dufferin Grove Park in 2007. Campfire correspondence

ONTARIO FIRE CODE 2.6.3.4.

“Open Air Burning shall not be permitted unless approved, or unless such burning consists of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbeque”. Forest Fires Prevention Act - O. Reg. 207/96

8.5 No person shall start a fire outdoors outside of a restricted fire zone during the fire season for cooking or warmth unless all of the following conditions are met:

1. The site of the fire is bare rock or other non-combustible material.
2. The fire is at least one metre from any flammable material.
3. The space above the one metre area around the fire is at least three metres from vegetation.
4. The fire does not exceed one metre in height and one metre in diameter. O. Reg. 230/00, s. 4.

Toronto Fire Services

Open air burning shall not be permitted unless approved, or unless such burning consists of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue.