{"id":36705,"date":"2025-08-14T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=36705"},"modified":"2025-08-14T18:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:10:07","slug":"fire-ban-placed-on-aurora-and-newmarket-by-cyfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/fire-ban-placed-on-aurora-and-newmarket-by-cyfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire ban placed on Aurora and Newmarket by CYFS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Central York Fire Services placed a total fire ban on Aurora and Newmarket on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While rain was in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, the Central York Fire Services (CYFS), which serves both communities, said the ban is \u201cnecessary given the hot and dry conditions which can cause fire to spread fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGiven the current weather conditions and the lack of significant rain, we need to take precautions to prevent large fires and protect the health, safety and air quality of our communities,\u201d said Central York Fire Services (CYFS) Fire Chief Rocco Volpe in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fire Chiefs of York Region, he said, \u201care working together to monitor the situation and the ban will be in effect until conditions improve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBurning of any kind is not permitted\u00a0within Aurora and Newmarket while the fire ban is active,\u201d said the CYFS. \u201cThis ban has been issued for the protection of property, public safety and the safety of the firefighters that would have to respond to an incident. Residents may still use a barbeque or other approved cooking appliances with caution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CYFS asks residents to exercise extreme caution during a fire ban:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be careful with anything that could start a fire (including citronella candles on the deck);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch your propane or gas equipment carefully;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure all matches or cigarettes are out before disposing of them (do not flick butts out the window while driving).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of Central York Fire Services and fire departments across the region \u2013 thank you for doing your part to keep fires from spreading. CYFS will extinguish any recreational fires they are called to; however, a fine of $595.50 may be issued for repeat offenders to cover the cost of responding to the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further details about the outdoor burning by-law in Newmarket and Aurora are available at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cyfs.ca\/fire-related-by-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>cyfs.ca<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F36705&#038;t=Fire%20ban%20placed%20on%20Aurora%20and%20Newmarket%20by%20CYFS&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F36705&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Fire%20ban%20placed%20on%20Aurora%20and%20Newmarket%20by%20CYFS\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F36705&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Fire%20ban%20placed%20on%20Aurora%20and%20Newmarket%20by%20CYFS&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F36705\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central York Fire Services placed a total fire ban on Aurora and Newmarket on Monday. While rain was in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, the Central York Fire Services (CYFS), which serves both communities, said the ban is \u201cnecessary given the hot and dry conditions which can cause fire to spread fast.\u201d \u201cGiven [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9y1","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-17 02:46:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36706,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36705\/revisions\/36706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}