Fire prohibition planned in the Cariboo

Mar 30, 2016 | 11:40 AM

KAMLOOPS — It’s not even April, but a fire prohibition is already planned for the Cariboo Fire Centre.

As of noon next Monday, any fire larger than a campfire will be prohibited.

Fire Information Officer Emily Epp says these prohibitions are typically instituted around mid-April, and last year’s ban came into force on April 23.

“This year with the dry conditions that we are seeing, and the number of human-caused fires, we’ve had 13 fires already in the Cariboo Fire Centre that have burned a total of 42 hectares. We are just putting these prohibitions in to prevent more preventable wildfires.”