Fire service urges caution as restricted fire zone continues

If your fireworks cause a wildfire, you could be sent the bill for putting the fire out under the Forest Fire Prevention Act, AFFES says

Fire officials in northeastern Ontario were urging residents to use extreme caution in any activities that have the potential of sparking a fire as the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's firefighting unit released its latest update.

“Fireworks are an exciting part of summer, though during this time of escalated fire activity, we ask you to please exercise extreme caution and consider attending an organized fireworks venue instead of setting off your own,” the AFFES states. A person who starts a wildland fire after failing to extinguish hot residue from fireworks can be charged under the Act “and may be held responsible to pay the total cost of putting the fire out,” the AFFES stated.

As for vehicles and machinery, “we urge residents to use extreme care with any activities that could have the potential of sparking a fire, including parking or driving vehicles on dry grass or other forest floor susceptible to ignition from hot machinery ”.

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