The Province has put into a place a campfire ban that applies across the Northwest Fire Zone as a precautionary measure and that includes Prince Rupert. This will be in effect until September 30th.
We do know that it's misting outside, but human-caused wildfires are completely preventable and divert critical resources away from lightning-caused fires. We need to make sure that we're doing our part towards regional fire prevention.
The following open fires are prohibited in the Northwest Fire Centre as defined in Wildfire Regulation:
- Category 1 campfires
- Category 2 open fire
- Category 3 open fire
In addition to open fires being prohibited, the following activities and equipment are also restricted:
- Fireworks, including firecrackers
- Sky lanterns
- Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description
- Binary exploding targets
- Air curtain burners
- Tiki and similar kind of torches
- Chimineas
To learn more about the different categories of open burning, visit the Provincial website.
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 centimetres tall.
The Category 1 campfire prohibition includes all BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands. Human-caused wildfires are completely preventable and divert critical resources away from lightning-caused fires.
More information is here: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/campfires-to-be-prohibited-throughout-the-northwest/