FIRE REGULATIONS
Posted by Erika on May 22 2007 16:41:21
OPEN AIR BURNING
If you intend to burn you must notify the Orillia Fire Dispatch at the start and finish of any burning at 705-325-5201 and during business hours a call should be made to the Ramara municipal office at 705-484-5374 ext. 253.
If notification is not received, you have not been granted permission to burn and you are subject to a $100.00 investigation fee or, if the Fire Department is called to extinguish the fire, a $350.00 per truck per hr. charge will be applied.The property owner is responsible for damage to property or interference to any person's health caused by the burning or its effects.
To be granted permission to burn in Ramara Township the Chief Fire Official requires that the following requirements be maintained during all burning.
You must also follow these additional requirements:
Absolutely no burning is permitted during a fire ban (check township website for Fire Ban Flash)
The fire is 1 m x 1 m x 1 m or smaller
The fire is controlled to prevent fire spread, (non combustible material gives a barrier from other combustibles)
The fire is an adequate distance from a dwelling, building or other structure, trees, shrubs, hedge, fence, overhead wires, flammable materials and property line
The fire is supervised at all times
Smoke direction is considerate of others
Climatic conditions are favourable, (burning shall not be permitted during rainy or foggy weather, at times when a smog alert or air quality advisory have been issued or when wind speed will have an adverse effect on burning)
The burning of materials does not interfere with transportation
Only organic materials are to be burned, i.e. clean dry wood, leaves, paper and grass.
The ability to burn in Ramara Township is by approval of the Chief Fire Official as per O. Reg. 388/97 (1997 Ontario Fire Code), Article 2.6.3.4 In order to be granted permission to burn in Ramara township, the Chief Fire official requires that the above requirements be maintained during all burning: