Burn prohibitions modified in Kamloops Fire Centre
Oct 2, 2017 | 5:59 PM
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KAMLOOPS — Category 2 and Category 3 open burning is allowed again in the northern portion of the Kamloops Fire Zone.
Despite the change, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires remain banned in the following areas:
- – Kamloops Fire Zone, South Prohibition) all elevations
- – Vernon Fire Zone (below 1,200 metres)
- – Merritt Fire Zone (all elevations)
- – Lillooet Fire Zone (all elevations)
- – Penticton Fire Zone (all elevations)
A map of the affected area can be seen by clicking here. Anyone found in contravention of an open burning ban may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penatly of up to $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail.
