Remaining open fire prohibitions lifted throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre



WILLIAMS LAKE – Effective at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, all open fire prohibitions and associated restrictions will be lifted throughout the entire Cariboo Fire Centre and Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area.

This rescindment applies to Crown land within and outside of municipal boundaries. Examples of Crown land within municipal boundaries include:

  • Parks, conservancies and recreation areas (Park Act)
  • Recreation sites, recreation trails, interpretive forest sites and trail-based recreation areas (Forest and Range Practices Act)
  • Ecological reserves (Ecological Reserve Act)
  • Wildlife management areas (Wildlife Act)
  • Private managed forest land (Private Managed Forest Land Act)

Municipalities may align with BC Wildfire Service prohibitions or impose their own prohibitions based on local conditions. If you are within a municipality, be sure to check if local prohibitions are in place. If you are within a regional district or improvement district, these wildfire regulations apply in addition to any local prohibitions issued by the regional district or improvement district.

Although fire danger ratings have declined throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre as a result of recent rainfall, along with shorter days, longer nights and cooler temperatures, the public is encouraged to continue exercising caution with the use of any open fire.

It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure that burning is done in a safe and responsible manner and in accordance with regulations. Please take the time to learn how to burn safely:

For more information on fire prohibitions and restrictions, please visit BCWildfire.ca.

Reporting

To report a wildfire dial *5555 on a cell phone or call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free.

Use the Report function in the BC Wildfire App to report a wildfire. Reporting though the app lets you upload images and can be used without service.


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Contact

Fire Information Officer
Cariboo Fire Centre | BC Wildfire Service
778 799-2100
CaFCInfo@gov.bc.ca

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