{"id":218341,"date":"2026-04-01T12:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=218341"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:04:41","slug":"no-daytime-burning-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/no-daytime-burning-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"No daytime burning begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the warmer weather approaching, it is time to think about the significant impact it has on wildfires \u2013 how they start, how aggressively they spread, and how long they burn. <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As fire danger ratings change during the summer season, it is important to be aware of the current rating and take precautionary steps to reduce your risk of starting a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting April 1, the Muskoka Fire Danger Rating will be set at LOW. While the rating is LOW, daytime burning restrictions are now in place across most of the District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daytime Burning Regulations (8:00 a.m. \u2013 6:00 p.m.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bracebridge: <strong>No Daytime Burning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gravenhurst: <strong>No Daytime Burning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville: <strong>No Daytime Burning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lake of Bays: <strong>No Daytime Burning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgian Bay: <strong>Permitted with a valid burn permit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muskoka Lakes: <strong>Permitted with a valid burn permit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the Forest Fire Danger Rating for Ontario Fire Zone RF27 (District of Muskoka). The Muskoka Fire Season runs from April 1st to October 31st each year. The rating is verified daily and updated whenever the rating changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For complete information on burning in your municipality, please check with your local municipal office at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Bracebridge 705-645-8258<\/td><td>Huntsville 705-789-5201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgian Bay 705-538-2337<\/td><td>Lake of Bays 705-635-2272<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gravenhurst 705-687-3412<\/td><td>Muskoka Lakes 705-765-3156<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Muskoka Fire Danger Rating is determined using the Fire Weather Index (FWI), an internationally recognized method for assessing the risk of fires in the open air. It uses factors such as relative humidity, temperature, the previous 24-hour rainfall amount, wind direction, and wind speed, in combination with the forest fuel type and load, to determine the forest&#8217;s risk to specific fire types. From this calculation, the Forest Fire Danger\u00a0Rating is made in consultation with the Fire Chiefs of the six area municipalities and the Ministry of Natural Resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Provided by the Muskoka Fire Chiefs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the warmer weather approaching, it is time to think about the significant impact it has on wildfires \u2013 how they start, how aggressively they spread, and how long they [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":158248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>No daytime burning begins - Huntsville Doppler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"No daytime burning begins today, April 1. 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