BC Wildfire Management - Current Bans and Restrictions

This information is from the BC Wildfire Management Branch.

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Open Fire Bans in Kamloops Fire Centre

• Definition of Open Fire categories

Effective at noon on Saturday, June 15, the current open burning ban will be expanded throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre to include the Salmon Arm and Clearwater fire zones, in order to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.

This prohibition will remain in place until Oct. 1, 2013 in the Clearwater and Salmon Arm fire zones and until Oct. 15, 2013 in the Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet fire zones, or until the public is informed otherwise.

Specifically, this open fire prohibition applies to:

• The burning of any waste, slash or other materials
• The burning of stubble or grass
• The use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description

This prohibition covers all B.C. parks, Crown lands and private lands, but it does not apply within the boundaries of a local government that has forest fire prevention bylaws in place and is serviced by a fire department.

Campfire Bans in Kamloops Fire Centre

• Definition of Campfires

There are currently no campfire bans in effect for the Kamloops fire centre.

This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide (or smaller) and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.

Forest Use Restrictions in Kamloops Fire Centre

There are currently no forest use restrictions in effect for the Kamloops fire centre.