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By-laws and forms 

Most people are not familiar with fire safety legislation, which has been created to protect human lives.  The following documents offer an introduction thereto. More information can be obtained from the City's fire safety officers (click here for their contact details).

General forms

Application: Open Burning
Criteria to ensure compliance with the stipulated provisions
Dangerous Goods Application Form
Fireworks Display Application Form
Flammable Substance Certificate Application
Gas Requirements
General Information
Population Certificate Application Form
Guidelines for Emergency Evacuation Plans

By-laws

Community Fire Safety
Community Fire Safety amendment

Please note that the downloadable documents listed in this section are in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). If you do not have the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, please click on the icon on the left to download a free copy from the Adobe website.

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