{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://fernie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029, 2006",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-01-01",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425",
   "summary": "Requires fire permits for all outside burning and fire pits within city limits. Permits renewed annually. Covers fire safety, life safety, and open burning restrictions.",
   "capture_sha256": "097f1ab97a7bfe915a51183312ca3f0a8180997d8aa07ac599472c91cb9601c4",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/097f1ab97a7bfe915a51183312ca3f0a8180997d8aa07ac599472c91cb9601c4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Director of Fire and Emergency Services",
    "fire_pit_rules": "fire pit permit required from Director of Fire and Emergency Services",
    "fine_range": "$100–$1,000 ticket; $500–$10,000 prosecution"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s.5.1(a)",
    "permit_issuer": "s.5.1(a)",
    "fire_pit_rules": "s.6.1",
    "fine_range": "s.14.1(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/open-burning/text-097f1ab97a7b/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/open-burning/"
}