Fire restrictions

Last updated: 04 May 2025 at 2:00 pm

Burning restrictions are updated at 2:00 pm daily. Burning is not allowed between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm.

During wildfire risk season (15 March to 15 October), no domestic brush burning or campfires are allowed between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. Burn restrictions are updated daily at 2:00 pm (you also need to follow municipal bylaws for your area). To report a wildfire or violations of the fire restrictions, call 1-800-565-2224 or 911.

Burning is not allowed

Burning is only allowed between 7:00 pm and 8:00 am

Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am

County	Restriction level
Annapolis County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Antigonish County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Cape Breton County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Colchester County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Cumberland County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Digby County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Guysborough County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Halifax County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Hants County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Inverness County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Kings County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Lunenburg County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Pictou County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Queens County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Richmond County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Shelburne County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Victoria County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am
Yarmouth County	Burning is allowed between 2:00 pm and 8:00 am