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Check before you burn
Know the restriction before you light a fire.
Nova Scotia updates BurnSafe restrictions every day at 2:00 pm during wildfire risk season. Choose a county below, then confirm local campground and municipal rules.
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No campfires from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
That province-wide rule applies during wildfire risk season, from 15 March to 15 October. Red means no burning. Yellow means burning only from 7:00 pm to 8:00 am. Green means burning from 2:00 pm to 8:00 am.