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Burning Permits
A valid Burning Permit is required for open burning on eligible properties.
Open burning is now CLOSED and when it opens again in the fall permits will be available from Municipal Hall or Fire Station 71. Submit your burning application in person with all requested information and payment. Applications are accepted:
- when Open Burning is permitted (October to March),
- in person at Municipal Hall (10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd); or
- in person (cash only) at Lake Country Fire Administration (11063 Okanagan Centre Road East).
Phone the Open Burning Hotline at 1-855-262-2876 to check if burning is allowed the day you want to burn.
Learn more about provincial air quality regulations. Any property owners that are eligible for a Lake Country Burning Permit must also comply with the provincial regulations that specify setbacks to neighbouring homes, businesses, schools and care facilities, among other details relative to open burning.
Learn more about alternatives to burning in order to dispose of Wood Waste. Make sure to have the written permission of the property owner when applying for a Burning Permit.
Regardless of whether a registered property is owned, rented, or leased, it is important that the property owner consents to open burning occurring on their property. Beginning in October 2023, a letter from the property owner to the District of Lake Country is required for each DLC Open Burning Permit that a renter or lessee applies for. This letter should include the following:
- Name, contact information, and address of registered property owner
- Address of property where open burning will occur
- Name, contact information, and address of renter / lessee
- Confirmation that the owner authorizes their renter / lessee to conduct open burning on the specified property
- Acknowledgement of provincial open burning regulations
- The signature of the registered owner
Lake Country Fire Department
The Lake Country Fire Department (LCFD) protects the community by responding to reports of fires, medical emergencies, alarms and motor vehicle incidents. The department is a partner in the Regional District of Central Okanagan mutual aid program and participates in other regional emergency response functions like auto extrication, marine and ice rescue, and rope rescue.
The Lake Country Fire Department consists of 8 full-time staff, 62 paid-on-call firefighters, 6 fire engines, 1 rescue truck, 1 ladder truck, 1 CAFS unit, 2 tender trucks, 1 UTV, 1 ATV, 1 regional rescue boat and 1 fire safety house.
All firefighters and apparatus serve out of three stations:
The LCFD oversees burning, campfires, fire prevention programs and the recruitment of new paid-on-call firefighters for the District.