Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

Open burning & fires — Duncan, British Columbia: Duncan Fire Department and Fire Services Bylaw No. 3218, 2023 (amended to April 28, 2025)

In the City of Duncan, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Duncan Fire Department and Fire Services Bylaw No. 3218, 2023 (amended to April 28, 2025), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not more than $50,000, plus the cost of prosecution.

Duncan Fire Department and Fire Services Bylaw No. 3218, 2023 (amended to April 28, 2025) adopted bylaw

allowed conditions	Fire in manufactured natural gas, propane, charcoal, or electric barbeque or Cob Oven (in City Park); fire pit no greater than 0.5 metre diameter using natural gas, propane, or electricity.	s. 8.2; s. 8.3
fine range	not more than $50,000, plus the cost of prosecution	s. 15.1

scout note

Part 8: no outdoor burning, open or contained fires (s.8.1); exceptions for manufactured BBQs and cob oven in park, and gas/propane/electric decorative fire pit up to 0.5 m (8.2-8.3); officers may extinguish fires.