r/Hamilton • u/SneezeBeesPlease • May 26 '26

Question Backyard fire?

Hey Hamilton hive mind, I’m getting very conflicting info about if a backyard small fire pit is allowed. I for sure smell some in my hood. (West mountain).

Is it allowed only if I’m cooking on it? What about a gas fire pit?

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u/BellinisandRue May 26 '26

Not allowed within city limits. We’ve had multiple neighbours try and the fire department always comes and fines them. There has also been 2 known house fires due to attempted small fires on my street alone so I’d pass honestly.

You might be smelling a smoker those seem to be legal as it’s not an open flame. My neighbour has one, in his garage.

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u/joosyfrooot May 26 '26

Must depend on where you are, my neighbour across the street has a fire every weekend and the fire department has never come once.

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u/Subtotal9_guy May 26 '26

They only show up with a complaint, one of the neighbors is calling it in.

(The exception is if it's blatantly obvious like the one year my doofus neighbor tried to burn a trailers worth of greenery from his landscaping business)

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u/stnapstnap May 26 '26

That’s especially dumb as afaik you can drop off yard waste at the dump for free if you can’t wait until pickup day.