{"id":24376,"date":"2025-06-29T18:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T01:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/?p=24376"},"modified":"2025-06-29T18:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T01:22:29","slug":"amended-area-restriction-for-pocket-knife-creek-g80352","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/amended-area-restriction-for-pocket-knife-creek-g80352\/","title":{"rendered":"Amended Area Restriction for Pocket Knife Creek G80352"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PRINCE GEORGE &#8211; The BC Wildfire Service is issuing an amendment to the Area Restriction for the vicinity of the Pocket Knife Creek (<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2Fcd9c027cc919cff110a615ccfdf58a6b%2F7d08e962d6772e6a6086861db79f2953%2Ffbea4bd8c9921c951692821604e1dadd&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7Cb05e862eb7d54376851f08ddb76dde02%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C638868404693537841%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dgpl3S%2FseimFkkDXR%2BQkrt%2B7XspsSobjRERXq3WWBjk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">G80352<\/a>) wildfire, located in the Fort St. John Fire Zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent weather conditions have bolstered the hard work by firefighters, heavy equipment, and aerial resources. The Area Restriction in place for this wildfire is being reduced in size, but there is still a continued need to protect the public in areas where ongoing fire suppression activities are taking place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This Order takes effect at 2 p.m. (PDT) on June 29, 2025, and remains in force until the earlier of October 15, 2025, or until the Order is rescinded.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Order applies to Crown land within the geographic boundaries described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coordinates starting from the northwest corner working clockwise:<br>Corner 1) 57\u00b0 38.306&#8242; -123\u00b0 13.826&#8242;<br>Corner 2) 57\u00b0 38.364&#8242; -122\u00b0 42.714&#8242;<br>Corner 3) 57\u00b0 22.112&#8242; -122\u00b0 36.172&#8242;<br>Corner 4) 57\u00b0 20.158&#8242; -122\u00b0 49.684&#8242;<br>Corner 5) 57\u00b0 21.527&#8242; -122\u00b0 51.363&#8242;<br>Corner 6) 57\u00b0 22.924&#8242; -122\u00b0 51.178&#8242;<br>Corner 7) 57\u00b0 22.885&#8242; -122\u00b0 49.548&#8242;<br>Corner 8) 57\u00b0 23.377&#8242; -122\u00b0 49.533&#8242;<br>Corner 9) 57\u00b0 23.451&#8242; -122\u00b0 51.208&#8242;<br>Corner 10) 57\u00b0 23.111&#8242; -122\u00b0 51.219&#8242;<br>Corner 11) 57\u00b0 21.503&#8242; -122\u00b0 51.459&#8242;<br>Corner 12) 57\u00b0 20.142&#8242; -122\u00b0 49.788&#8242;<br>Corner 13) 57\u00b0 18.548&#8242; -123\u00b0 4.215&#8242;<br>Corner 14) 57\u00b0 23.410&#8242; -123\u00b0 10.017&#8242; <br><br>A detailed map of the affected area is <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2Fcd9c027cc919cff110a615ccfdf58a6b%2Ffa9fddd3f89e0ef8cd86861db7a0618b%2Ffbea4bd8c9921c951692821604e1dadd&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7Cb05e862eb7d54376851f08ddb76dde02%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C638868404693552122%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3gsgehthHyIddpDqieYACXQVHk3RQf6CUg0D2u8TE74%3D&amp;reserved=0\">available online<\/a> and below:<\/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\/06\/25-G80352-AreaRestriction-Public-8.5x11P-Jun-29.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 25 G80352 AreaRestriction Public 8.5x11P Jun 29.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e771d4fe-d085-4b51-89e1-bc641c4136e1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/06\/25-G80352-AreaRestriction-Public-8.5x11P-Jun-29.pdf\">25 G80352 AreaRestriction Public 8.5x11P Jun 29<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2025\/06\/25-G80352-AreaRestriction-Public-8.5x11P-Jun-29.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e771d4fe-d085-4b51-89e1-bc641c4136e1\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Under this Order and section 11(2) of the Wildfire Act, a person must not remain in or enter the restricted are<\/strong>a without the prior written authorization of an official designated for the purposes of the Wildfire Act, unless the person enters the area only in the course of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Travelling to or from his or her residence;<br>(b) Using a highway as defined in the Transportation Act; or<br>(c) Entering the area as a person acting in an official capacity;<br>(d) Entering the area for an approved purpose of supporting wildfire suppression activities.<br>(e) Entering the area for the purposes of carrying out an industrial activity at a regulated oil and gas site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Failure to comply with Section 11 restricted area requirements may result in a <strong>violation ticket for $1,150.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public is one of our greatest resources when it comes to reporting wildfires. Approximately 40% of wildfires are reported by members of the public. 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Recent weather conditions have bolstered the hard work by firefighters, heavy equipment, and aerial resources. The Area Restriction in place for this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/amended-area-restriction-for-pocket-knife-creek-g80352\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5902,"featured_media":23758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[543,201,92],"class_list":["post-24376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information-bulletins","tag-app","tag-area-restriction","tag-pgfc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24376","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\/5902"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24376"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24396,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24376\/revisions\/24396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}