Niagara Falls, ON, August 22, 2025 – With sufficient rainfall in the City of Niagara
Falls this past week, Fire Chief Jo Zambito has lifted the fire ban that was put in place
on August 12th
.
“The rain we experienced here locally was sufficient and we are satisfied the fire risk
has been reduced so we’ve lifted the ban” stated Chief Zambito. “We only issue a fire
ban in extraordinary circumstances which we were experiencing and rely on the
cooperation of the public in following the rules to keep our community safe” added Chief
Zambito.
During the fire ban, the Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to six incidences
where fires were found in contravention of the fire ban. The Fire Department will be
sending property owners invoices for the costs related to those responses in
accordance with the municipality’s schedule of fees by-law.
The Niagara Falls Fire Department thanks the public for their cooperation during the fire
ban and with the ban being lifted would like to remind residents that open-air fires are
regulated under municipal by-law. “While small, confined fires used for cooking
purposes are permitted in Niagara Falls, if the fire department receives complaints
those fires are creating nuisances for neighbouring properties, those fires must be
extinguished” stated Chief Zambito.