Fire & Emergency Services
Open Air Burn Permits
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In accordance with Town’s By-Law
96-59 (consolidated
By-law 2006-09), a Burn Permit is
required for all outdoor burning within the Town of Caledon. Only those
people in non-settlement areas are eligible for a permit. During excessively windy days or smog warnings,
no open air burning is permitted For information concerning the rules and
restrictions in place for outdoor burning, call the Fire & Emergency Services
Department (905) 584-2272. Ext 4303.
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FAQS
Who
can obtain a burn permit?
Only residents living in non-settlement areas. They
are conditional and can be revoked at any time. Burn Permits are not issued in
settlement areas and / or where the Region of Peel Organic pick up program is
in place.
How do you obtain a burning permit?
Apply for a permit in
person only at the Fire Administration Headquarters (6097 Old Church Road,
Caledon East) during regular business hours.
Identification is required and your signature must be given in order for
the permit to be issued.
Is there a fee?
There is a $15.00 annual fee.
What
can I burn and how?
Only wood products, no plastics or treated wood,
nothing toxic or harmful to the environment. Burning can only be done during the
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. during spring and summer and till 5:00 p.m.
during winter and fall. Burning pile cannot be more than 1m³ in size; 25 m
away from all combustibles and supervised at all times by a responsible person.
There must be a convenient means to extinguish the fire (i.e. garden hose or
fire extinguisher).
What will the consequences be for
burning without a permit or in contravention of the By-law
Could result in a fine and/or additional costs associated with services
rendered.
