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Southeast Fire Centre – Active Fire Bans

As of Thursday, May 18, 2023, category 2 and 3 open fire bans are in effect. For more information, please see the Province of British Columbia website. Specifically, this prohibition refers to the following activities:
Category 2 open fire which means an open fire, other than a category 1 campfire, that:

  • burns material in one pile not exceeding 2m in height and 3m in width;
  • burns material concurrently in 2 piles, each not exceeding 2m in height and 3m in width; or
  • burns stubble or grass over an area that does not exceed 0.2 ha. 

Category 3 open fire, which means an open fire that burns:

  • material concurrently in 3 or more piles, each not exceeding 2m in height or 3m in width;
  • material in one or more piles, each exceeding 2m in height or 3m in width;
  • one or more windrows, each not exceeding 200m in length or 15m in width;
  • stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 ha. 

Also prohibited are the activities listed below (Wildfire Act, Section 12):

  • Fireworks;
  • Sky lanterns;
  • Binary exploding targets
  • Burn barrels or burn cages of any size of the description
  • Air curtain burners

This prohibition does not apply to Category 1 – Campfires that are a half-meter high by a half-meter wide or smaller or to cooking stoves that use gas, propane, or briquettes.   

 

 

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