Residential Burn Permits

If you require a Burn Permit, complete and submit a Burn Permit Application and associated fee to the Minden Hills Fire Department.

Once submitted and payment is received, a member of our Fire Department will come out and conduct a site inspection.

Download Burn Permit Application

Commercial/Construction/Agricultural Burn Permits

If you require a burn permit, complete and submit a Burn Permit Application and associated fee to the Minden Hills Fire Department. 

Once submitted and payment is received, a member of our Fire Department will come out and conduct a site inspection. 

Download Burn Permit Application

Burning without a Burn Permit

To burn without a burn permit the following rules must be followed:

1. A responsible person is available and in attendance at all times until the fire is completely extinguished
2. The material is burned in a single pile that is less than two (2) meters in diameter and less than two (2) meters high
3. Only the burning of wood or by-products of wood; no garbage, waste materials, shingles, tar, plastics or other foreign or restricted materials
4. Fire must be at least three (3) meters from combustible materials, property line, buildings, fences, trees and roadway
5. The responsible person has tools and/or extinguishing agent adequate to contain and completely extinguish the fire
6. The fire must be completely extinguished (cool to the touch) before the burn site is vacated
7. There are no fire restriction or fire bans in effect, such as April 1st till Oct 31st each year
8. Fire shall not be set 2 hours before sunset and shall be out 2 hours after sunrise
9. Conditions and the site allow it to burn safely until extinguished
10. You take the necessary steps to tend, control and extinguish the fire

Fireworks Permits

• A fireworks permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate

• Hosted in a place or in a manner that does not cause danger or constitutes a nuisance to any person or property, clear and open away from buildings, overhead wires and tree branches and away from livestock, animal shelter or wildlife sanctuary or conservation area

• Must be away from a highway, road allowance, public beach, or park unless written permission is provided from the Fire Department

• 200 metres clear of any facility that is designated as a hospital, care facility, educational institute, church or assembly building

If you require a firework permit, submit your firework application form and associated fee to the Minden Hills Fire Department and include required documentation ie. site plans for your permit.

Once submitted and payment is received one of our team members will conduct a site inspection, site must meet the criteria.

Please note that the Fire Department requires a minimum of fourteen to sixteen (14-16) business days to process permits.

Any persons discharging, setting or causing to be set any device considered a firework without a permit shall be responsible for any damage to property or injury to persons, and be liable for all costs incurred by the Fire Department, including investigating complaints. See our User Fees page for details.

Download Firework Application

Reporting a Fireworks Complaint

If there is a fire or life-safety emergency due to fireworks that poses an immediate danger to someone's health or property, call 911.

When reporting a fireworks complaint, please be prepared to provide the following:

• the address or closest address of where the fireworks are or were being discharged
• details including if people have been injured
• your contact information