{"id":28997,"date":"2026-05-04T14:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/?p=28997"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:59:46","slug":"open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-parts-of-the-prince-george-fire-centre-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-parts-of-the-prince-george-fire-centre-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open fire prohibition planned for parts of the Prince George Fire Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PRINCE GEORGE \u2013 Effective at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24-IB-PGFC-Cat-2%2F3-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=Information-Bulletin%3A-Category-2-and-3-Open-Burning-prohibit&amp;eid=3dafa8c416216ea8a3494d6d282717e1#Cat2\">Category 2<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24-IB-PGFC-Cat-2%2F3-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=Information-Bulletin%3A-Category-2-and-3-Open-Burning-prohibit&amp;eid=3dafa8c416216ea8a3494d6d282717e1#Cat3\">Category 3<\/a>\u00a0open burning will be prohibited in the Prince George and Stuart Nechako Forest Districts (Prince George, Robson Valley and VanJam Fire Zones) except areas within municipal boundaries .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24-IB-PGFC-Cat-2%2F3-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=Information-Bulletin%3A-Category-2-and-3-Open-Burning-prohibit&amp;eid=3dafa8c416216ea8a3494d6d282717e1#Cat2\">Category 2<\/a>&nbsp;open fire, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, refers to any fire that burns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One pile of material not exceeding 2 metres high and 3 metres wide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two piles of material, each not exceeding 2 metres high and 3 metres wide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stubble or grass over an area less than 0.2 hectares (2,000 square metres)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24-IB-PGFC-Cat-2%2F3-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=Information-Bulletin%3A-Category-2-and-3-Open-Burning-prohibit&amp;eid=3dafa8c416216ea8a3494d6d282717e1#Cat3\">Category 3<\/a>&nbsp;open fire, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, refers to any fire that burns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three or more piles of material, each not exceeding 2 metres high and 3 metres wide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any pile of material larger than 2 metres high or 3 metres wide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windrows not exceeding 200 metres in length and 15 metres in width<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 hectares (2,000 square metres)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This prohibition will remain in effect until 12 p.m. on Thursday October 15 or until the order is rescinded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional prohibited activities and equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following activities and use of the following equipment, materials and substances are also prohibited:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Binary exploding targets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fire works, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burn barrels or burn cages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controlled air incinerators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Air curtain burners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbonizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This prohibition does not ban <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions\/open-burning?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24-IB-PGFC-Cat-2%2F3-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=Information-Bulletin%3A-Category-2-and-3-Open-Burning-prohibit&amp;eid=3dafa8c416216ea8a3494d6d282717e1#Cat1\"><strong>Category 1<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0(campfires)<\/strong>\u00a0that are a half-metre high by half-metre wide or smaller, or the use of cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before lighting a fire of any size, always check for any <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/prevention\/fire-bans-and-restrictions?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=IB-partial-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=\">BC Wildfire Service open fire prohibitions<\/a>\u00a0in your area. Also, be sure to check with your local government for any bylaw restrictions in your area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where this prohibition applies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This prohibition applies to all areas of the Prince George and Stuart Nechako Forest Districts (Prince George, Robson Valley, and Vanderhoof and Fort St. James Zones) that are outside municipal boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also applies to the following types of Crown 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, trails, and interpretive forest sites (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<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Private managed forest land (Private Managed Forest Land Act)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/05\/PG-Cat23-Prohibitions-May-2026-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Map with markings that denote the different areas that will be under burning prohibitions. Includes a legend\" class=\"wp-image-29002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/05\/PG-Cat23-Prohibitions-May-2026-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/05\/PG-Cat23-Prohibitions-May-2026-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/05\/PG-Cat23-Prohibitions-May-2026-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/05\/PG-Cat23-Prohibitions-May-2026.jpg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penalties for non-compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who violate the open fire prohibition may face fines of up to $1,150, administrative penalties of up to $10,000, or court convictions with fines up to $100,000 and\/or one year in jail. If a prohibited fire leads to a wildfire, the individual may be held responsible for the full cost of firefighting and any damage to Crown resources. More information about the Wildfire Act and Regulation is <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/about-bcws\/governance\/legislation-regulations?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=24-IB-PGFC-Cat-2%2F3-prohibition&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=Information-Bulletin%3A-Category-2-and-3-Open-Burning-prohibit&amp;eid=3dafa8c416216ea8a3494d6d282717e1\">available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prince George Information Officer<\/strong> <br>250-561-4629<br><a href=\"mailto:INFOPG@gov.bc.ca\">INFOPG@gov.bc.ca<\/a> \u00a0 <br><br><strong>Report a Wildfire:<\/strong> <br>1-800-663-5555 <br>*5555 (mobile) or through the <br>BCWS App<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Report burning violations through the RAPP Line:<\/strong> 1-877-952-7277 \u00a0 <br><br><strong>Category 3 Burn Registration Line:<\/strong><br>1-888-797-1717<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRINCE GEORGE \u2013 Effective at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5 Category 2\u00a0and Category 3\u00a0open burning will be prohibited in the Prince George and Stuart Nechako Forest Districts (Prince George, Robson Valley and VanJam Fire Zones) except areas within municipal boundaries . A Category 2&nbsp;open fire, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, refers to any &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-parts-of-the-prince-george-fire-centre-2\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8271,"featured_media":23832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[543,92,32],"class_list":["post-28997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information-bulletins","tag-app","tag-pgfc","tag-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28997","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\/8271"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28997"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29018,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28997\/revisions\/29018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}