Due to a high risk of forest fires, NRBR has imposed a local ban on any open fires outdoors in Lørenskog, Lillestrøm, Rælingen, Nittedal, Aurskog-Høland and Gjerdrum. The ban includes grills,barbecues, disposable grills, gas burners and other outdoor cooking appliances. This means that it is illegal to have a barbecue or light a campfire in the forest, on other open land, on the beach, by lakes or in parks. It is also illegal to use designated campfire or barbecues areas.
There is now a temporary regulation banning the use of all kinds of fire, including bonfires, campfires, barbecues and the use of all other form of fire and open flame in Rælingen, Lørenskog, Lillestrøm, Gjerdrum, Aurskog-Høland and Nittedal municipalities (i.e., Nedre Romerike). The ban also applies to parks, lake shores, cultivated land and pastures, meadows, designated campfire or barbecues areas, as well as forests.
The ban is in addition to the general campfire ban that comes into effect every year in all of Norway every year from 15 April to 15 September, where there is a ban on the use of fire in forests and fields.
The temporary regulation prohibits all kinds of use of open fire, such as campfires, using barbecues, camping stoves, campfire pans and all other cooking appliances fueled by gas, wood, coal, briquettes, grass, branches etc.
Landowners who have established designated places for camp fires / barbecues, either private or public, must close these.
No Midsummer bonfires are allowed in Nedre Romerike this year. All approved applications for Midsummer bonfires are therefore withdrawn by Nedre Romerike brann- og redningsvesen (NRBR).
The temporary regulation lasts until Thursday 29 June 2023, or until the risk of forest fires is significantly reduced and NRBR makes this known on www.nrbr.no website, social media and press releases.
When the ban is lifted, the general ban on campfires will still apply, which – as a general rule - prohibits making fires in or near forests and other open fields. In addition to fires, this includes the use of disposable grills, campfire pans and other grilling devices.
Remember that wherever and whenever you are, you are always responsible when lighting a fire.
Anyone who intentionally or negligently violates the regulations may punished by a fine or imprisonment, see Fire and Explosion Protection Act.
NRBR specify that it is still allowed to barbecue in your own garden, schoolyards, car parks and sports fields, as long as these are not located close to forest and fields. But as always: Everyone must exercise caution when carrying out activities that could lead to a fire. You are always responsible for your own actions.
NRBR also ask businesses that are engaged in forestry, telecommunications, maintenance of roads and railway lines etc. to assess the risk and take measures to reduce the risk of fire.
Nesten en fjerdedel av alle bygningsbranner og branntilløp begynner i elektriske utstyr. 15. oktober er Elsikkerhetsdagen og vi oppfordrer alle til å ta en enkel egenkontroll av det elektriske anlegget hjemme og samtidig være med i trekningen av et gavekort.
Rydd vekk løse gjenstander utendørs, flytt verdier bort fra utsatte områder, f.eks. kjellere, biler og campingvogner langs elver og bekker, og rens stikkrenner, kummer og andre vannveier for jord og grus, kvist og løv.
Vi inviterer barn og voksne til to lærerike og morsomme dager med brannsikkerhet, beredskap og fellesskap som tema. Sammen med ulike samarbeidspartnere, blir det Åpen dag-arrangement på Lillestrøm på lørdag og Bjørkelangen på søndag.