Burn permits are on the rise in Woodstock. Since council approved the new open air burning bylaw this spring, calls for home inspections have gone up nearly three fold. Public Information Coordinator Lisa Woods says most of the calls are coming from people with existing permits looking to renew, while the number of new permit calls remains on par with previous years. Woods says most fire pits can stay put after inspection but she is finding it's the smoke detector provision that is causing the most trouble for people. "Probably more than 60-70% of the people that I have visited have either had to change out a smoke alarm altogether because they didn't realize that it could only last for 10 years, or they changed the batteries or they relocated a smoke alarm because it wasn't in an adequate place". Woods says if she spots a problem with your smoke alarm while doing her inspections, you will not receive a fine but are expected to correct the problem immediately. Woodstock Fire have already issued 300 residential burn permits since the new open air burning bylaw came into effect in May.
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