Every year in Ontario, thousands of hectares of forestlands are burned by fires and many homes and cottages can be threatened or destroyed.
Rural buildings are at high risk of fire.
Following the instructions in this brochure could save your property when fire threatens. Choose your building site with care. Avoid steep slopes covered with trees. Put your main buildings on the flattest part of your lot, because fire spreads rapidly uphill. If you have to build on a slope, clear the ground downhill from your buildings.