Category 1 campfires are permitted again across the Cariboo.
The Cariboo Fire Centre has rescinded its ban on campfires, effective as of 12 p.m., Friday, September 26.
A Category 1 campfire is described as a fire that is 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide.
The Fire Centre issued a ban back in August due to the dangers of wildfires.
Category 1 fires are permitted across the Cariboo, the Tsilhqot’in Xeni Gwet’in Declared Title Area. However, Category 2 and 3 fires remain prohibited until October 31.
The Cariboo Fire Centre says the following activities still remain prohibited as well:
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- Air curtain burners
- Carbonizers
- Binary exploding targets
- Burn Barrels or Burn Cages
- Controlled air incinerators
- Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act of B.C.
