One of the seven constitutional purposes of the Kindle Arts Society is to promote fire arts and fire art safety on a municipal and provincial level.
Burnable Project Criteria- No cedar (cedar emits a large amount of far-traveling sparks)
- No green wood (recently cut trees that are wet smoke heavily)
- No painted wood (burning paint fumes)
- No treated/pressure treated wood (noxious fumes)
- No MDF (melts in rain, absorbs water, contains a lot of glue)
- Height limit of twenty feet
- Use visible screws and nails that respond to magnets (no stainless or beige screws)
- Non-burnable components removed prior to burn operation (LEDs, etc)
- The Temple could conceivably be moved by a team of forty people with equipment once constructed to the final burn location, just like the 2022 Temple
You may use non-burnable materials, provided they are removed from the project prior to burning.
Please minimize your usage of plywood, as it contains glue. Consider laminated appearance boards, planks, or using thinner sheets of plywood screwed to supports to keep it from twisting.
Contact info@kindlearts.ca if you have questions about burning or want to discuss unique situations.
Fire SafetyIn BC, fires are divided into Categories depending on their size. A temple or effigy burn would constitute a Category 3 fire.
Lighting and managing Category 3 fires is a regular, routine activity for landowners, agriculture, and include managing forest deadwood to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Bonfires are a significant cultural and social practice among many peoples. On Vancouver Island, there are typically more than 300 open Category 3 Fire registrations at the time of lighting, and lighting them is a regulated process with mature safety rules.
Kindle Arts Society is a significant contributor to the provincial knowledge regarding fire arts and how to perform them safely. Burn operations at Otherworld have a heightened level of safety above the provincial standard, including onsite presence of fire fighters and fire fighting equipment. As a responsible organization with credible safety plans, Otherworld's burn operations are able to be insured.
The Fire Safety Team will work out the conditions and timeline of the project burn, including the precise timing of events and will control over ignition.
Consider a backup planOtherworld obtains the necessary consent and filings with the BC government and others to perform these operations.
Otherworld will not conduct burn operations when it is not safe to do so, or for any reason established by the Fire Safety Lead. For this reason, it is possible that, e.g, unpredictable weather may prevent a burn operation, and so a backup plan for what should happen to the structure will be developed.
If you could not hold a burn due to inclement weather, consider what group activity might you hold at the structure in place of a burn.