Fire ban in Muskoka the result of COVID-19 outbreak

Several Simcoe County municipalities have imposed fire bans

There is a total fire ban in the District of Muskoka.

Muskoka Fire Chiefs said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has implemented a Restricted Fire Zone for Muskoka due to the impacts related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Residents are asked to obey the fire ban to help ensure fire departments are able to address any emergency fire situations as well as reduce necessary contact among staff, and between staff and the public.

Below is a summary of the restrictions that are in place during the BAN:
• No open fires are allowed unless the fire is for cooking or warmth and is in a stove or installation prescribed in the Outdoor Fires Regulation (O.Reg. 207/96) and there is no other means available to cook with.
• Campfires are not allowed
• Portable stoves must use liquid or gas fuel and have a shutoff valve
• Outdoor wood burning stoves or furnaces must be completely enclosed with solid material and be within 100 metres of a dwelling you occupy

There is no fire ban in Barrie and Orilia.

The following municipalities in Simcoe County have imposed fire bans:

  • Adjala-Tosorontio,
  • Bradford West Gwillimbury
  • Essa
  • Innisfil
  • New Tecumseth
  • Oro-Medonte
  • Rama
  • Ramara
  • Severn
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