Rain and cooler temperatures have reduced the wildfire risk in most parts of the province, so the BC Wildfire Service has rescinded campfire bans in specific regions effective at noon today.
Campfire bans will be fully rescinded throughout the Prince George Fire Centre, Cariboo Fire Centre and Kamloops Fire Centre.
Bans will be partially rescinded (for specific areas only) in the Coastal Fire Centre, Southeast Fire Centre and Northwest Fire Centre. Detailed information for each fire centre is provided below.
Check with local government authorities for any other restrictions before lighting any fire.
The following activities remain prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre:
* Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation
* stubble or grass burning of any size
* the use of tiki torches
* the use of chimineas
* the use of air curtain burners (forced-air burning systems)
* the use of sky lanterns
* the use of fireworks, including firecrackers
* the use of burn barrels or burning cages of any size or description
* the use of binary exploding targets (e.g. for target practice)
Kamloops Fire Centre:
The following activities remain prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre:
* Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation
* the use of tiki torches
* the use of sky lanterns
* the use of fireworks, including firecrackers
* the use of burn barrels or burning cages of any size or description
* the use of binary exploding targets (e.g., for target practice)
Prince George Fire Centre:
The following activities remain prohibited throughout the Prince George Fire Centre:
* Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation
* the use of air curtain burners (forced-air burning systems)
* the use of sky lanterns
* the use of fireworks, including firecrackers
* the use of burn barrels or burning cages of any size or description
* the use of binary exploding targets (e.g., for target practice)
Coastal Fire Centre:
Campfires are still prohibited elsewhere in the Coastal Fire Centre's jurisdiction, except in the "fog zone" on Vancouver Island.
The following activities remain prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre, except in the fog zone on Vancouver Island:
* Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation
* stubble or grass burning of any size
* the use of air curtain burners (forced-air burning systems)
* the use of sky lanterns
* the use of fireworks, including firecrackers
* the use of burn barrels or burning cages of any size or description
* the use of binary exploding targets (e.g., for target practice)
