New burn ban adds campfires due to 'high risk' conditions

The fire department’s burn ban now nixes campfires to prevent grass and other fires during what it deems as “high risk” dry conditions.
All open-air fires are prohibited — even for properties that have permits — including agricultural and brush pile burns.
“There will be zero tolerance enforcement during the fire ban,” Ottawa Fire Services warned.
The service asked that citizens who spot someone burning during the ban to call their open-air fire lin