{"id":62996,"date":"2026-03-12T16:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=62996"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:17:26","slug":"wildfire-season-begins-march-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=62996","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire season begins March 15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> Wildfire season runs from March 15 to Oct. 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While burning restrictions are in effect year-round, additional restrictions are in effect during wildfire season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Burning restrictions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To protect our communities and prevent wildfires, always check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beforeyouburn.halifax.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Before You Burn<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If burning is\u00a0permitted, follow these safety guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always check the daily burn restrictions before starting a fire to ensure it&#8217;s safe and allowed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never leave your fire unattended &#8211; unattended fires can spread quickly and become dangerous.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completely extinguish your fire &#8211; douse it with water, stir the ashes and repeat until everything is cool to the touch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about wildfire safety, visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/safety-security\/fire-emergency\/fire-prevention-safety\/open-air-burning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56179&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FireSmart program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents can voluntarily register to receive a wildfire risk assessment for their property using the FireSmart standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FireSmart is a program that helps people reduce wildfire risk by making homes and neighbourhoods less likely to catch fire from embers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It focuses on straightforward actions like basic home improvements, keeping buildings and yards free of combustible debris and managing nearby vegetation so fires are less likely to spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about a FireSmart assessment, visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/safety-security\/fire-emergency\/fire-prevention-safety\/resident-safety\/firesmart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOWER SACKVILLE: Wildfire season runs from March 15 to Oct. 15. While burning restrictions are in effect year-round, additional restrictions are in effect during wildfire season. Burning restrictions To protect our communities and prevent wildfires, always check\u00a0Before You Burn. If burning is\u00a0permitted, follow these safety guidelines: For more information about wildfire safety, visit our&nbsp;website.&nbsp; ADVERTISEMENT: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[10539,10540,50,121,10491,10541,4046],"class_list":["post-62996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-burning-restrictions","tag-firesmart","tag-halifax","tag-hrm","tag-march-15","tag-wildfire-season","tag-wildfires"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}