You can thank the recent soggy weather, but Chatham-Kent’s ban on all open-air burning has ended.
Chatham-Kent fire & rescue on Tuesday afternoon lifted the suspension of all open-air permits, which went into effect five days prior.
The ban was on agricultural and recreational fires (campfires) within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
Rain over the past couple of days has changed conditions, improved air quality, and allowed for the fire ban across CK to be lifted, fire officials said.
“We would like to thank Chatham-Kent’s residents for their understanding, “assistant fire chief Adam Walters said in a media release. “During the ban, there were only a couple of instances of non-compliance, and once the fire crews spoke with property owners, they were happy to comply and extinguish the fire.”
Residential campfire and agricultural open-air burn permits are available online at ckfire.ca or by visiting any municipal service centre.
