Partial Fire Ban effective 12:01 AM May 16, 2023

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FIRE BAN LIFTED 2023-05-25 

 

 

SCHEDULE A  - Bylaw 2023-05  RM of Snipe Lake #259

 

A BYLAW REGULATING AND RESTRICTING PLANNED BURNS or

DISCHARGING OF INCENDIARY DEVICES

IN ACCORDANCE with Bylaw No. 2023-005  of the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake #259

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that effective 12.01 AM on 2023-05-16 YYYY/MM/DD

And until further notice:

Partial Fire Ban  Will be in effective for:   Entire Municipality of the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259

Anyone contravening this Fire Advisory / Fire Ban shall be subject to a fine in accordance with Section 21 of Bylaw 2023-005

                                                      

Dated at Eston, Saskatchewan this 2023-05-15  YYYY/MM/DD

Fire Ban

Open burning in the municipality is banned due to dry, high risk fire spread conditions.    It is recommended agriculture and industrial operations have with water tanks filled and accessible at all times.  A partial fire ban allows the following actions.

Burning Barrel

Unsupervised is not permitted

Permitted if supervised and screens to prevent sparks are In place

 

 

Incinerators

Permitted when supervised

 

 

Residential Smokers

Allowed

 

 

Solid Fuel Barbeques

Charcoal

Wood

 

Allowed - Barbeques must be CSA and UL approved units

 

 

 

 

Liquid Fuel barbeques propane or natural gas

CSA and UL approved

Allowed

Fire Pits

Wind conditions should be taken into consideration when determining the appropriateness of starting a fire.

 

Fire pits, when in use, must be under supervision by an adult.

 

Fire pits must be covered with metal having openings no greater than ½ inch and must cover the entire opening. 

 

Logs or other fuel source must be fully contained within the enclosure.  Embers and ash must be prevented from escaping the enclosure.

 

The fire pit must be a distance of at least 20” from any grass and 10 feet from any combustible structure or item.

 

Users must be prepared to extinguish a fire should it escape from the fire pit.

 

Fires and embers must be extinguished completely when not under constant supervision.

 

 

 

Camp Stoves

CSA and UL approved

Allowed

 

 

Fireworks

Not allowed


 

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