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![A map of British Columbia with the Northwest Fire Centre highlighted. Text reads "Fire Ban, Northwest Fire Centre"](https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/786/2024/06/9f94c99b-3978-48e6-8c06-fc866b632e6b.png)
Category 2 & 3 open fire prohibitions planned for parts of the Northwest Fire Centre
Categories: Information Bulletins
SMITHERS – Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) on... Read More Category 2 & 3 open fire prohibitions planned for parts of the Northwest Fire Centre
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Category 2 open burning to be prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre
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CASTLEGAR – Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on... Read More Category 2 open burning to be prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre
![Two forestry workers standing next to a burn pile.](https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/786/2024/06/Harrop-TU2-fuel-treatment.jpg)
B.C.’s Economic Recovery Initiative funds 45 fuel mitigation projects in community forests
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Prescribed burn project completed by the Creston... Read More B.C.’s Economic Recovery Initiative funds 45 fuel mitigation projects in community forests
Pile burning on Mount Harry Davis
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SMITHERS - The BC Wildfire Service will be... Read More Pile burning on Mount Harry Davis
![A map of British Columbia with the Northwest Fire Centre highlighted. Text reads "Fire Ban, Northwest Fire Centre"](https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/786/2024/06/9f94c99b-3978-48e6-8c06-fc866b632e6b.png)
All open fire prohibitions lifted in the Northwest Fire Centre
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SMITHERS – Category 3 open burning... Read More All open fire prohibitions lifted in the Northwest Fire Centre
West Harrison public education initiative
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PARKSVILLE – The Harrison Lake area holds... Read More West Harrison public education initiative
![A BC Wildfire Service staff member wearing the official reds and blues uniform addresses a driver of an SUV and their dog.](https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/786/2024/06/IMG_0660-scaled.jpg)
Upper Squamish Valley public education initiative
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PARKSVILLE – The unceded territory of... Read More Upper Squamish Valley public education initiative
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BC Wildfire Service App Updates
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The BC Wildfire Service web and mobile app allow... Read More BC Wildfire Service App Updates
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BC Wildfire web and mobile app and information sharing
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The BC Wildfire Service web and mobile app,... Read More BC Wildfire web and mobile app and information sharing
![North Island Initial Attack Crew digging hotspot on Patry Creek (G90207) wildfire.](https://blog.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/786/2024/06/24_G90207_Jun19_Coastal-IA-crew-digging-hotspot_BrentPothorin-1.jpeg)
Drought and related hazards on northeast wildfires
Categories: Wildfire Learning
Wildfire operations within the Fort Nelson Fire... Read More Drought and related hazards on northeast wildfires