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Open air burning
is not permitted within the City of Toronto except with approval
by the Toronto Fire Services Fire Prevention Division.
Open air burning shall not be permitted unless approved, or unless
such burning consists of a small, confined fire, supervised at
all times, and used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue.
The authority to approve open air burning is provided by the Fire
Chief to Chief Officers of the Fire Prevention Division.
Open air burning
shall meet a number of conditions. These fires shall be all of
the following:
(a) Small.
(b) Confined.
(c) Supervised at all times.
(d) Food cooking on a grill or other TFS “approved” fires.
(e) Outdoor fireplaces are not approved.
Any open fire failing to meet all of the listed conditions shall
be ordered extinguished by the Incident Commander. Failure to comply
with open air burning regulations is an offense for which a person
can be charged under the Fire Code.
Written requests for open air burning authorization should be
sent to the attention of the applicable Fire Prevention Division
District Chief as per the following:
North Command
North York Civic Centre
5100 Yonge Street
Toronto
M2N 5V7
Tel: 416-338-9153
Fax: 416-338-9077 |
East Command
1530 Markham Road
Suite 502
Toronto M1B 3G4
Tel:
416-338-9253
Fax: 416-338-9264 |
South Command
77 Elizabeth Street
Toronto M5G 1P4
Tel: 416-338-9352
Fax: 416-338-9349 |
West Command
Etobicoke Civic Centre
399 The West Mall
Toronto
M9C 2Y2
Tel: 416-338-9451
Fax: 416-338-9461 |

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