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"Extremely dry conditions" prompted Ottawa firefighters to reinstate a complete ban on open-air fires for the entire city.
The ban, announced Friday morning and applicable immediately, applies to all campfires, including campfires.
Burn ban reinstated following a week-long extreme heat wave in the National Capital Region
In a tweet, the Ottawa Fire Department said "Extremely dry conditions make burning very dangerous. "
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"There will be an application of zero tolerance during the fire ban," fire officials said Friday morning
before Friday, a conditional fire ban had been in effect since June 29.
prohibited farming and brush fires and the use of fire barrels, but authorized fireworks and recreational campfires (with proof of a valid permit )
Temperatures in the Ottawa area are expected to cool off on Friday. IN EFFECT – ALL BURNS PROHIBITED AT THIS TIME. Effective immediately! The conditional ban on open fires has been extended to a complete ban including campfires. Extremely dry conditions make burning very dangerous. #ottnews #noburning #zerotolerance pic.twitter.com/gb1xKv91p5
– Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) July 6, 2018
