- Low danger of fire
- No open air burning between April 1st an October 31st between 8am and 6 pm.
- You may conduct any municipally permitted fire activities. All fires must have adequate tools and resources to extinguish the fire and must be supervised at all times.
- Fires must abide by all stipulations set out in the Burning Control By-Law
- Fireworks: The Noise By-Law prohibits the detonation of fireworks at all times other than on Victoria Day and Canada Day or the one day immediately preceding and following those holidays.
Fire Danger Rating
About the Muskoka Fire Danger Rating
The Fire Danger Rating is a Muskoka-wide rating system monitored from April 1 to October 31 each year. This is the Forest Fire Danger Rating for Restricted Fire Zone RFZ 27 (District of Muskoka). The rating is verified daily and updated whenever the rating changes.
The Muskoka Fire Danger Rating is determined using the Fire Weather Index (FWI), an internationally used method for determining the risk of fires in open air. It uses several factors to determine the risk of the forest to certain fire types, such as:
- Relative humidity;
- Temperature;
- Previous 24-hour rain amount;
- Wind directions and wind speed; and
- Forest fuel type.
From this calculation the Forest Fire Danger Rating is made in consultation with the Fire Chiefs of the six area municipalities and the Ministry of Natural Resources.
For more information on Open Air Burning in Bracebridge, please see the Burning Control By-law on the By-law Enforcement page.
What do the ratings mean?
Fire danger ratings range from low to a complete fire ban depending on conditions. Daytime burning is not allowed at all from April 1 to October 31, no matter what the rating is.
- Moderate danger of fire.
- No open air burning between April 1st an October 31st between 8am and 6 pm.
- You may conduct any municipally permitted fire activities. All fires must have adequate tools and resources to extinguish the fire and must be supervised at all times.
- Fires must abide by all stipulations set out in the Burning Control By-Law
- Caution should be used while carrying out fire activities.
- Fireworks: The Noise By-Law prohibits the detonation of fireworks at all times other than on Victoria Day and Canada Day or the one day immediately preceding and following those holidays.
- High danger of fire.
- No open air burning between April 1st an October 31st between 8am and 6 pm.
- You may conduct any municipally permitted fire activities. All fires must have adequate tools and resources to extinguish the fire and must be supervised at all times.
- Fires must abide by all stipulations set out in the Burning Control By-Law
- Extreme caution should be used while carrying out fire activities however it is recommended that no burning should occur.
- Fireworks: The Noise By-Law prohibits the detonation of fireworks at all times other than on Victoria Day and Canada Day or the one day immediately preceding and following those holidays.
- Extreme danger of fire.
- Total fire ban declared.
- No burning of any kind including cooking or warmth is permitted.
- No fireworks permitted.
Fire Danger Rating Updates
Current Fire Danger Rating - Moderate
Last Changed: August 27, 2025, at 10 a.m.
