The Category 1 campfire prohibition will be rescinded as of noon today (August 23) for the entirety of the Cariboo Fire Centre, excluding the Tsilhqot’in, Xeni Gwet’in , Declared Title Area.
A Category 1 fire, or campfire, is defined as an open fire that burns piled material no larger than 0.5 metres high and 0.5 metres wide.
Precautions must be in place when lighting or making use of a campfire:
There is ready access to a shovel or at least eight litres of water the entirety of the time the campfire is lit.
There is a fuel break around the campfire, free of any debris or combustible materials.
The fire is full extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch before leaving the campfire for any length of time.
BC Wildfire Services says Category 2 and 3 prohibitions are still in effect throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre and they remind the public that the use of fireworks, including firecrackers, and sky lanterns are also currently prohibited.
Anyone found in contravention of an open-burning prohibition may be issued a violation ticket for $1,150, may be required to pay an administrative penalty of up to $10,000, or, if convicted in court, may be fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail.
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