Category 3 fires to be prohibited in Cariboo Fire Centre

Anyone conducting a Category 3 fire in the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction must extinguish the fire by 12 p.m. on Monday, April 15. The prohibition will remain in place until September 27, or until the public is otherwise notified.

The Category 3 open burning prohibition applies to all B.C. Parks, Crown lands and private lands, but 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.

Anyone who violates an open burning prohibition may be issued a violation ticket for $1,150 and may be required to pay an administrative penalty of up to $100,000. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs, as well as the value of the resources damaged or destroyed by the wildfire.

The Cariboo Fire Centre stretches from Loon Lake near Clinton in the south to the Cottonwood River near Quesnel in the north. It also stretches from Tweedsmuir Provincial Park in the west to Wells Gray Provincial Park in the east.

by Mandy Vocke

Category 3 fires to be prohibited in Cariboo Fire Centre

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