Kvalsund Sportsfiskeforening KVSFF

The main rule about bonfires is in forskrift om brannforebygging § 3 third paragraph and reads as follows:

"In the period from 15 April to 15 September, it is forbidden to start a fire in or near forests and other outfields without permission from the municipality. The local council itself may, through local regulations, deviate from this prohibition if local conditions so require. It is still allowed to start a fire where it obviously can not cause a fire. "

Here is an important change from before. The old expression "on or near forest land" has now been replaced by the prohibition against setting fire to "in or near forests and other outfields". This covers far larger areas than before. Skogsmark was probably not a concept that covered well enough either, but was often explained by the fact that the ban applied to or near combustible surfaces. Today's wording "outfield" includes beaches, rocks, mountains, glaciers, etc.

The exception - obviously not flammable. Traditionally, the fire you light in the quay on the fishing trip, with a rowing boat or kayak in the summer has not been covered by the fire ban. Nor the fire you light in the moraine rocks on the edge of the glacier. Provided, of course, that the fire does not pose a fire hazard. Is this part of outdoor life now banned? It has probably not been the intention to make changes in this. However, the new wording of the exception rule in section 3, third paragraph, of the regulations emphasizes personal liability more clearly than before: "It is nevertheless permissible to start a fire where it obviously cannot cause a fire."