Open burning & fires — Sicamous, British Columbia

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

In the District Municipality of Sicamous, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 452, 2002 (consolidated), verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). A permit is required. Permit issuer: Council.

Outdoor Burning Bylaw No. 452, 2002 (consolidated) adopted bylaw
permit required yes s. 3.3.1
permit issuer Council s. 3.3.2(c)
allowed conditions Cooking, warmth, ceremony fires in barbecue, fire pit or burning barrel; garden refuse fires first two weeks April and last two weeks October; land clearing debris by permit. s. 3.1.1; s. 3.2; s. 3.3
fine range not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) s. 6.1
scout note

Stand-alone burning bylaw. Fire pits/barbecues/barrels up to 1 m wide and high allowed with conditions; garden refuse and yard-waste fires only first two weeks of April and last two weeks of October; noxious materials banned; subject to provincial bans; fine up to $10,000. Adopted 2002-04-11.

Fire Department - District of Sicamous

District page summarising Outdoor Burning Bylaw 452: size limits, spark arrestors, supervised fires, yard waste burning April and October only.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://www.sicamous.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-26 · Open burning & fires across British Columbia · Open burning & fires in other municipalities