Fire Bans, Restrictions and Guidelines

Night Burning Only

Night Burning Only is permitted from April 1st to October 31st from 7pm to 7am

The Open-Air Fire Bylaw (2020-047) governs open burning in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands and closely parallels the Forest Fire Prevention Act.

Forest Fire Info Map - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Real time updates.

The MNRF interactive map visually shows active fires, current fire danger across the province and restricted fire zones in effect.
The map shows perimeters for some fires over 40 hectares in size. Please note that not all fires are mapped and perimeters are not updated every day (may differ from the size reported in the table).

*We recommend using Google Chrome as your web browser to access the map.

The Office of the Fire Chief
Fire Chief - Bryce Robinson
Ph: (613) 338-2811 ext. 313
[email protected]

Deputy Fire Chief - Mike Bendell
Ph: (613) 338-2811 ext. 314
[email protected]