For Immediate Release                                                             
Minden, ON.
Tuesday May 23, 2023
4:00 PM
Release #23-38 

SUBJECT: FIRE BAN LIFTED effective May 24, 2023, at 12:01 AM

The County Wide Fire Ban is being lifted effective May 24, 2023 at 12:01 AM. The fire rating is set at HIGH - Caution is advised, suitable open-air fires allowed.  

All approved daytime burning and/or fireworks permits that were suspended during the Fire Ban, are active again.

A reminder that an approved Permit is required for daytime burning and/or use of fireworks. If you have applied for a burn or fireworks permit, inspections will begin again, and approvals issued as required. Please contact the Minden Hills Fire Department at 705-286-1202 for more information. 

High Fire Rating:

• Caution is strongly advised before starting any campfire, setting off fireworks or burning
• Safe camp fires are allowed in the evenings without a permit; after 7:00 PM
• Permits are required for daytime burning (7:00 AM to 7:00 PM)
• A responsible adult must tend the fire until it is extinguished
• Material must be burned in a single pile that is less than two (2) meters in diameter and less than two (2) meters high
• The fire is at least two (3) meters from any flammable or combustible materials
• The person tending the fire has tools or water adequate to contain the fire within the fire site
• The fire is completely extinguished (cold to the touch) when it cannot be attended

For more information, please visit www.mindenhills.ca for accurate updates. The Minden Hills Fire Department will continue to monitor fire hazard conditions and post updates as required. Information on fire intensity codes and wildfires can be found at www.ontario.ca.

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Contact Information:
Shain Duda, Fire Chief
Township of Minden Hills
PO Box 359, 7 Milne Street
Minden, ON K0M 2K0