Open Fire Bans in Kamloops Fire Centre

Effective at noon June 1, 2010, medium and large-sized open fires will be prohibited within the Kamloops Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and limit the impact of smoke.

Specifically it refers to:

• Waste, slash or other burning, whether piled or unpiled, larger than one metre in height and one metre in width.
• More than two piles of waste, slash or other burning, whether piled or unpiled, of any size.
• Stubble or grass burning over any area.
• Fireworks, including firecrackers.

This ban does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to open fires, including campfires, that are one metre by one metre or smaller.

Check the Wildfire Management Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests and Range website for full details about fire restrictions and bans.