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FIRE PERMIT APPLICATION

FIRE PERMIT APPLICATION

To apply for a Fire Permit please ensure that all required fields are filled in. Once you have completed the application and have submitted it, we will e-mail your Fire Permit which you will be required to print and post at the burning site.

You will also be required to read the Township of O’Connor’s By-law regulating the setting of open air fires.

Name *

First

Last

Mailing Address *

Please enter you mailing address.

Phone Number *

Please enter Phone Number (###-####)

Email *

Start Date *

Please enter the date that you would like to start burning. Please note that the permit will be issued for 15 days.

Location *

Fire Number, Road Name, Lot and Concession Number

Checkboxes

Incinerator
Brush
Slash Pile
Grass(yard)
Windrow
Peat
Debris
Fields/Crops
Smudge
Fireworks

Conditions (please check all boxes as confirmation that you accept these conditions)

The permittee shall keep the permit at the site of the burning operation conducted under the permit.
The person in charge of the burning operation conducted under the permit shall produce and show the permit to any officer whenever requested by that officer.
The fire to be started two (2) hours before sunset, or later, and is to be extinguished two (2) after sunrise the following day, or earlier. Burning at any other times, requires the permission of the Fire Chief.
The amount to be burned at any one time shall not exceed 1/10 acres or 2 piles.
All slash and land-clearing debris shall be in piles or windrows, separated by a distance of at least 30 feet. Windrows shall be in sections not exceeding 20 feet in length.
The permittee shall have at the location of the fire a minimum of 2 persons and fire fighting equipment in serviceable condition.
The permittee/person in charge shall not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The permittee shall assume full responsibility for the burning operation conducted under the permit.

Other Conditions to the Fire Permit: (please check all boxes as confirmation that you accept these conditions) *

No burning in winds greater than 15 km/hr.
The permittee shall have enough fire fighting equipment at the burning site to control the fire at all times. As a minimum, the permittee shall have readily accessible on site, 20 litres of water and a portable water carrying device or garden hose connected to a water source capable of reading the fire site and 1 shovel haveing a pointed blade with a minimum blade of 6" wide and 9" long.
This Fire Permit is only valid for the burning of grass, leaves, brush, paper and other clean wood waste or woody debris.
The permittee must ensure that the smoke from the burning operations does not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic or any other person.

Signature ( please enter name of permittee) *

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O'Connor Township
RR1 Kakabeka Falls
Ontario, P0T 1W0
Phone: (807) 476-1451
Fax: (807) 473-0891
Email: twpoconn@tbaytel.net

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