{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019, verified 2026-10-26. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Fire Chief.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000145",
 "municipality": "Tumbler Ridge",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-12-09",
   "document_url": "https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334",
   "summary": "Open Burning part (ss.77-83): no open burning without a written permit from the Fire Chief; permit conditions, burn pit may be required; recreational fires (fire pit up to 1 m) defined; Fire Chief can prohibit burning; MTI tickets.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
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   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Fire Chief",
    "allowed_conditions": "Open Burning only under written Fire Chief permit; Recreational Fires in permanent fireplace/barbeque/fire pit meeting s. 82; permit not required for approved recreational fire or Fire Department training."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 77",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 77",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 77; s. 82; s. 88(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/open-burning/bylaw-680/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fire Protection Amendment Bylaw No. 751, 2025",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-03",
   "document_url": "https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66331",
   "summary": "Amends Bylaw 680: open burning only on days with permissible ventilation index (cl. 80(a)); Fire Chief may prohibit open burning or recreational fires (cl. 83).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "751",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/baab49e100ef52d4e474771a507b62682f1a63b56c2f1f916b2469977518ad1f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/open-burning/bylaw-751/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Wildfire Danger Rating & Current Prohibitions",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/wildfire-danger-rating-current-prohibitions",
   "summary": "District page on wildfire danger rating and current burning prohibitions.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "0363f0d7388dc9558071e3a0a822c2818670edff1b13557a5ca68ec152d7b4d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0363f0d7388dc9558071e3a0a822c2818670edff1b13557a5ca68ec152d7b4d5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/open-burning/wildfire-danger-rating-current-prohibitions/",
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  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/open-burning/"
}