{"id":19812,"date":"2025-05-12T17:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T00:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/?p=19812"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T21:12:32","slug":"category-3-open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-the-kamloops-fire-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-3-open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-the-kamloops-fire-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Category 3 open fire prohibition planned for the Kamloops Fire Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KAMLOOPS \u2013 Effective at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT, on May 16, 2025, Category 3 open fire will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This open fire prohibition will remain in effect until 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT on Oct. 17, 2025, or until the orders are rescinded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone conducting <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning#Cat3\">Category 3 open fires<\/a> within the Kamloops Fire Centre\u2019s jurisdiction must extinguish those fires by the 12:00 p.m. (noon) May 16 deadline.<br><br>A map of the affected area is available below or <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/public-safety-and-emergency-services\/wildfire-status\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/kamloops-maps\/25_kamloops_map_s10_prohibition_color_info_8x11p_may_07_1600.pdf\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/05\/25-Kamloops-MAP-S10-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11P-May-07-1600.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 25 Kamloops MAP S10 Prohibition Color Info 8X11P May 07 1600.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-29696c41-201b-4703-a663-9bb6d7a158ce\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/05\/25-Kamloops-MAP-S10-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11P-May-07-1600.pdf\">25 Kamloops MAP S10 Prohibition Color Info 8X11P May 07 1600<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/05\/25-Kamloops-MAP-S10-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11P-May-07-1600.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-29696c41-201b-4703-a663-9bb6d7a158ce\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Category 3 open fire, as defined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/11_38_2005#section22\">Wildfire Regulation<\/a>, refers to any fire that burns:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/05\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19917\" style=\"width:202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/05\/image-3.png 311w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/05\/image-3-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Material concurrently in 3 or more piles each not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material in one or more piles each exceeding 2 metres in height or 3 metres in width<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One or more windrows, none of which exceed 200 metres in length or 15 metres in width<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 hectares<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This prohibition does not ban Category 1 campfires or Category 2 open fires. More&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning\">information on open burning<\/a>, including a description of each category of burn, is available online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This prohibition applies to all areas in the Fire Centre that are outside of municipal boundaries. In addition, this prohibition applies to the following types of land within municipal boundaries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parks, conservancies and recreation areas (Park Act)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recreation sites, recreation trails, interpretive forest sites and trail-based recreation areas (Forest and Range Practices Act)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecological reserves (Ecological Reserve Act)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife management areas (Wildlife Act)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private managed forest land (Private Managed Forest Land Act)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Municipalities often follow BC Wildfire Service prohibitions or may impose different prohibitions based on conditions in their local area. If you are in a municipality, be sure to check if local prohibitions are in place. If you are within a regional district or improvement district, this prohibition applies as well as any local prohibition issued by the regional district or improvement district. BC Parks follows BC Wildfire Service prohibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offences and fines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000, or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and\/or sentenced for up to one year in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your fire causes or contributes to a wildfire, you may be fined up to $1 million and\/or sentenced to up to 3 years in jail, as well as be responsible for all firefighting and associated costs. More information about the Wildfire Act and Regulation is available online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report a wildfire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kamloops Fire Centre would like to thank the public for its continuing help in preventing wildfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663 5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone. You can also use the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2Fd1870c09211b64b52bc615ccfe660b2c%2F507f343c0611a21f6e768100adb14205%2F86d5816a72bdd87e0db0a75d590855ab&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7C5c3681386ef04149e5a408dd8c331271%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C638820873167695184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HEyqjEqMCNGZietrwweVzlNnWLN%2F5v7KHw8tPBUwT7M%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Report function<\/a>&nbsp;in the BC Wildfire App to report a wildfire. Reporting through the app lets you upload images and can be used without service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay up to date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For up-to-date information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, call 1 888 3-FOREST or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2F4c4891b8ca026f49acc615ccfc4d27af%2Fcfe70bc22bae645c21b68227e62193f9%2F17030f78aab5d111caa4800d4f0afead&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7Cb1cc499154d24769f82208dd91a9dc33%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C638826880950988063%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NDile1jAFdMBq6E6dMWTItYn2NSywueWoom4WgJ9ZYs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.bcwildfire.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow the latest wildfire news on:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul 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href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2F4c4891b8ca026f49acc615ccfc4d27af%2Fb47713aa12646ea757868227e622fd92%2F17030f78aab5d111caa4800d4f0afead&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7Cb1cc499154d24769f82208dd91a9dc33%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C638826880951052461%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U8Q2Znls%2F290d%2FymEyKKbY6%2B75UCzqFJEhmHUJvLUVM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.gov.bc.ca\/connect<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAMLOOPS \u2013 Effective at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT, on May 16, 2025, Category 3 open fire will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This open fire prohibition will remain in effect until 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT on Oct. 17, 2025, or until the orders are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-3-open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-the-kamloops-fire-centre\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7456,"featured_media":19971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[543,67,32],"class_list":["post-19812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information-bulletins","tag-app","tag-kfc","tag-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19812"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24158,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19812\/revisions\/24158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}