issued by the regional district or improvement district. BC Parks follows BC Wildfire Service prohibitions.
This prohibition does not include Category 1 campfires. For more information on open burning, including a description of each category of burn, please click here.
Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000, or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced for up to one year in jail.
If your fire causes or contributes to a wildfire, you may be fined up to $1 million and/or sentenced to up to three years in jail, as well as be responsible for all firefighting and associated costs. More information about the Wildfire Act and Regulation is available here.
The Northwest Fire Centre would like to thank the public for its continuing help in preventing wildfires. To report a wildfire call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone. For up-to-date information on current wildfire activity and prohibitions visit www.bcwildfire.ca
You can follow the latest wildfire news on: the free BC Wildfire Service public mobile app, available for Apple (iOS) and Android devices, and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/BCForestFireInfo.
Contact:
BC Wildfire Service
Information Officer
Northwest Fire Centre
Please view a map of the affected areas below.
