Costly decision

Failure to comply with the Wildfire Act or Wildfire Regulation may result in following penalties: Fail to report a fire: $115 Drop, release, or mishandle a burning substance: $173

Fail to extinguish a burning substance: $173

Light, fuel or use fire against restrictions: $345

Anyone found in contravention of an open-fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to a year in jail.

If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.