B.C. imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior as wildfire season off to early start
April 24, 2024
The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province’s Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start.The ban on Category 3 fires in the Kamloops fire centre will run from May 3 to Oct. 11 and will prohibit people burning three or more fires on a property at the same time, or any single fire burning a pile larger than two metres in height or three metres in width.Grass burns bigger than 0.2 hectares will also be banned, the service says.
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