Burn Permit

Burn permits are available from:

• Call the Municipal Office at 519-348-8429 ext 222 NOTE:  Leaving a message with this information does not give you permission to burn. You must obtain approval directly with staff.
• Complete our online burn permit application
• Visit the Municipal Office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Please have the following information ready when obtaining a permit:

• Name, municipal address
• Time and date(s) of burn
• Type of materials you wish to burn
• Contact Information

1. A responsible person must supervise the fire at all times
2. Burning time is limited between sunrise and sunset
3. Burning must be conducted at least 150 feet from any structure, roadway or woodlot
4. Burn must take place at the address listed burn permit
5. Fire must be extinguished before leaving the site
6. Not permitted on rainy, windy, foggy or smog alert days
7. No imported materials can be imported to the property for the purpose of burning
8. Only dry brush can be burned and clean agricultural waste as per the Environmental Act
9. Complaints may terminate permit
10. Any contraventions will terminate permit
11. Approval must be obtained no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the burn

The West Perth Fire Department will issue a burn ban when there is very dry weather or poor air quality in the community. Burn ban notices will appear on our website and social media. The notice will let you know which types of burning are banned. These burn bans are for your safety and we ask that you follow them.

For any complaints concerning open burning, smoke or smell of smoke, call the West Perth Fire Department from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For after hours, weekends and holidays please dial 911.

If the West Perth Fire Department attends to a complaint and the fire does not meet the guidelines set out in our Municipal By-Law, or if the Municipality has not been notified of a planned burn, they will be asked to extinguish the fire.