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By Aaron Schulze

Campfires

Campfire ban partially lifted in Cariboo Fire Centre

Sep 7, 2023 | 11:33 AM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Some campers in the Cariboo Fire Centre will be able to get some late season marshmallow and weenie roasting in.

In a news release, the BC Wildfire Service says its Category One campfire prohibition will be lifted in the 100 Mile House Forest District, Cariboo-Chilcotin Forest District on the east side of the high-water mark of the Fraser River and Quesnel Forest District as of 12:00 noon Thursday (Sept. 7).

A Category One fire, or campfire, is defined as an open fire that burns piled material no larger than 0.5 metres high and 0.5 metres wide. The wildfire service says the following precautions must be in place when lighting or making use of a campfire:

• there is ready access to a shovel or at least eight litres of water the entirety of the time the campfire is lit
• there is a fuel break around the campfire, free of any debris or combustible materials
• the fire is fully extinguished, and the ashes are cold to the touch before leaving the campfire for any length of time
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However, a prohibition Category Two and Three open burning remains in effect throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre, including the Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area. In addition to open burning, the province is also banning fireworks, sky lanterns, binary exploding targets, burn barrels and air curtain burners.

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As of Wednesday, the B.C. government says most of the Cariboo Fire Centre shows a low fire danger rating, or a two on a scale of one-to-five.

Image credit: BC Wildfire Service

Anyone can report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation by calling 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone.