The Lucknow District Fire and Emergency Services has declared a partial open air fire ban due to an extreme fire danger rating within the province, a lack of rainfall and forecasted hot dry conditions.
The ban applies to the response area of the Lucknow District Fire Department within the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
Residents are allowed to have recreational fires in outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, and campfires on their own property within an approved fire pit.
This fire ban is in effect until further notice. Recreational fires must be small and contained. Regulations require that recreational fires be smaller than one metre in diameter.