News Release - NS DNRR: High Fire Risk - Don't Start the next Fire
FROM NS DEPT. DNRR
May 2, 2024
Check before you burn. The daily burn restrictions are posted at 2 pm daily at https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/
There is no open fire burning allowed between 8 am and 2 pm because that’s often when the risk of wildfires is greatest. That’s why the BurnSafe map is red from 8 am to 2 pm.
There is no open fire burning allowed between 8 am and 2 pm because that’s often when the risk of wildfires is greatest. That’s why the BurnSafe map is red from 8 am to 2 pm.
Check the map at 2 pm daily to see if burning is allowed in your county:
- Red means no burning because the risk for wildfire is too high.
- Yellow means you can burn after 7 pm Fires must be out by 8 am the following day.
- Green means you can burn after 2 pm Fires must be out by 8 am the following day.
You also need to check your municipal bylaws – if they are stricter, they take precedence over provincial burn restrictions.
Burn restrictions apply to domestic open fire burning which includes: campfires, burn pits, brush burning, backyard fires and bonfires, backyard chiminea and similar appliances.
Burn restrictions do not apply where a fire is ignited in woods in any federal, provincial, municipal, or privately-operated campground, as long as the fire is enclosed in grills designed for that purpose.
Please – follow the daily burn restrictions, and don’t start the next wildfire.
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