Open fire prohibition planned for parts of the PG Fire Centre starting Tuesday

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 A Category 3 open fire, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, refers to any fire that burns:

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Open fire prohibition planned for parts of the PG Fire Centre starting Tuesday

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• Three or more piles of material, each not exceeding 2 metres high and 3 metres wide
• Any pile of material larger than 2 metres high or 3 metres wide
• Windrows not exceeding 200 metres in length and 15 metres in width
• Stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 hectares (2,000 square metres)

 This prohibition will remain in effect until 12 p.m. (noon) on Thursday October 15, 2026, or until the order is rescinded.

Additional prohibited activities and equipment

The following activities and use of the following equipment, materials and substances are also prohibited:

• Binary exploding targets
• Fire works, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
• Burn barrels or burn cages
• Controlled air incinerators
• Air curtain burners
• Carbonizers

 This prohibition does not ban Category 1 (campfires) that are a half-metre high by half-metre wide or smaller, or the use of cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.

(Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)