Updated July 10, 2024:

Category 1 Fire Ban Effective, July 12, 2024

Effective at noon on Friday, July 12, 2024, campfires are prohibited in the Coastal Fire Centre, except for the Haida Gwaii Forest District. This prohibition is being enacted to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

In addition to campfires and open fires being prohibited, the following activities and equipment are also restricted:

· Fireworks;

· Sky Lanterns;

· Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description;

· Binary Exploding Targets;

· Air curtain burners;

· Tiki and similar kind of torches; and,

· Chimineas

This prohibition does not include the use of outdoor stoves. As per the Wildfire Regulation, an outdoor stove is a CSA-rated or ULC-rated device used outdoors for cooking, heat or ambiance that burns charcoal briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, and has a flame height that is less than 15 cm tall.

·    For further details please visit gov.bc.ca