Open burning & fires — Edmundston, New Brunswick

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

City of Edmundston has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-05.

Arrete municipal 34.1R2015 — Protection incendie pour les appareils de chauffage exterieurs adopted bylaw

permit required	True	s. 3.01: "Any person shall obtain an installation permit from the municipality"
permit issuer	municipality	s. 3.01: "obtain an installation permit from the municipality"
allowed conditions	Appliances certified EPA Phase 1 Qualified may operate year-round; non-certified appliances prohibited May 15–September 15.	s. 2.06 i), j): EPA Phase 1 Qualified may be used year round; non-certified prohibited May 15–September 15

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Supplemental outdoor-heating/burning bylaw; governs outdoor heating appliances and open-air fires; complements the main fire-protection Arrete 34R2013.

Arrete municipal 34R2013 — Protection incendie adopted bylaw

permit required	True	s. 4.01 Schedule A — "unless a permit has been issued by the Fire Chief"
permit issuer	Fire Chief or his representative	s. 4.01 Schedule A — "Fire Chief or his representative"
allowed conditions	No permit needed for fire dept. training fires, or fires in non-combustible spark-screened recipient: <1m diameter, ≥3m from structures, wood only, flame <1m, supervised.	s. 4.02 Schedule A — "no permit will be required for an outdoor fire that respond to the following conditions"

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Fire protection rules for Edmundston; requires a permit for open-air fires; exemptions for fire-service exercises and fires in non-combustible containers with spark screens.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://edmundston.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities