Effective immediately campfires, open fires and fireworks are banned throughout the province.
Because the unseasonably hot and dry weather this fire prohibition is being taken to prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to more than 150 active fires and preventing human-caused fires will keep personnel and resources focused on fires already in existence.
This ban applies to:
Open fires of any size, including campfires;
The use of fireworks, sky lanterns and tiki torches;
Burning barrels or burning cages of any size or description;
The use of binary exploding targets (e.g., for rifle target practice); and
The use of air curtain burners (forced-air burning systems).
