Fire Bans, Restrictions and Guidelines

Day and Night Burning Allowed

Day and Night Burning is permitted from November 1st to March 31

The Open-Air Fire Bylaw (2020-047) governs open burning in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands and closely parallels the Forest Fire Prevention Act.

How to Report a Non-Emergency Burn Complaint

A Non-emergency Burn Complaint is a report or observation of burning activities that may not pose a risk to public safety, and is in violation of local regulations or causes a nuisance.

For information on how to report a Non-Emergency Burn Complaint, please click here for more information.

Forest Fire Info Map - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Real time updates.

The MNRF interactive map visually shows active fires, current fire danger across the province and restricted fire zones in effect.
The map shows perimeters for some fires over 40 hectares in size. Please note that not all fires are mapped and perimeters are not updated every day (may differ from the size reported in the table).

*We recommend using Google Chrome as your web browser to access the map.

The Office of the Fire Chief
Fire Chief - Bryce Robinson
Ph: (613) 338-2811 ext. 313
[email protected]

Deputy Fire Chief - Mike Bendell
Ph: (613) 338-2811 ext. 314
[email protected]