{"id":30576,"date":"2026-08-28T16:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/?p=30576"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:30:10","slug":"category-2-open-fire-prohibition-rescinded-in-the-northwest-fire-centre-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-open-fire-prohibition-rescinded-in-the-northwest-fire-centre-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Category 2 open fire prohibition rescinded in the Northwest Fire Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SMITHERS &#8211; Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) on Saturday, August 29, 2026, <strong>Category 2<\/strong> open fire will once again be permitted throughout the Northwest Fire Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>Category 2<\/strong> 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 two metres high and three metres wide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two piles of material, each not exceeding two metres high and three 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>Learn more about the regulations that apply to <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=Cat-2-rescind-Aug-28th&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=#Cat2\"><u>Category 2 open fires<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2Ffaa453df8cbc47189fe615cd255921aa%2F6dcf6b95e3c89766bed6a18869dd7708%2F81f57574e4e32c72b63d2f2e6e5bb86d&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7C2087ade265f34264dda508df055aa15f%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C639235558937659561%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GPU3x6OGT%2B%2Bz5IYfZzfDi3iYaGm6mL9oAEU27wTpwlk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Category 3<\/a> open fire remains <strong>prohibited<\/strong> throughout the Northwest Fire Centre. In addition to the following equipment and activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Air curtain burners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carbonizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please view a map of the affected areas below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/08\/26-NorthWest-MAP-S10S12-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11L-Jul-30-Rescind-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/08\/26-NorthWest-MAP-S10S12-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11L-Jul-30-Rescind-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/08\/26-NorthWest-MAP-S10S12-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11L-Jul-30-Rescind-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/08\/26-NorthWest-MAP-S10S12-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11L-Jul-30-Rescind-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/786\/2026\/08\/26-NorthWest-MAP-S10S12-Prohibition-Color-Info-8X11L-Jul-30-Rescind.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All open burning must comply with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/11_38_2005?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Cat-2-rescind-Aug-28th&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Envoke&amp;utm_term=#section21\"><u>Wildfire Act<\/u><\/a>, Environmental Management Act and Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation. Anyone conducting an open burn must check local venting conditions prior to lighting a fire, understand what smoke sensitivity zone the burn site is in, and meet all other obligations associated with these regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venting index and smoke sensitivity zone information is available by calling 1-888-281-2992 or visiting: the <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2Fcd9c027cc919cff110a615ccfdf58a6b%2F51e130b15430f26136f6a6931de457b2%2F03f6ab92aad4f54f11e67852ff4209cd&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7C2087ade265f34264dda508df055aa15f%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C639235558937699465%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GECc4kXNkKrGh5zZaEpYWe38UTYhJg3KwEUYNl3UjcA%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><u>text ventilation index<\/u><\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe1.envoke.com%2Fext%2Fclick%2Fgo%2Fcd9c027cc919cff110a615ccfdf58a6b%2Ff88a0538533404425426a6931de4d028%2F03f6ab92aad4f54f11e67852ff4209cd&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFIREINFO%40gov.bc.ca%7C2087ade265f34264dda508df055aa15f%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C639235558937709270%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jF8YgbisHXyZsXH98YHbDvfH3fbxHFQ2Ob0tdAK06UE%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><u>venting index interactive map<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check with your local government or other jurisdictional authorities before lighting a fire of any size and abide by any bylaws or restrictions that are in place in your area.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Report open burning violations through the RAPP Line: 1-877-952-7277<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BC Wildfire Service<br>Information Officer<br>Northwest Fire Centre<br>250-876-6844<br><a href=\"mailto:BCWS.NWFCInfo@gov.bc.ca\">BCWS.NWFCInfo@gov.bc.ca<\/a> <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMITHERS &#8211; Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) on Saturday, August 29, 2026, Category 2 open fire will once again be permitted throughout the Northwest Fire Centre. A Category 2 open fire, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, refers to any fire that burns: Learn more about the regulations that apply to Category 2 open fires &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/category-2-open-fire-prohibition-rescinded-in-the-northwest-fire-centre-2\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8271,"featured_media":23902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[543,72,32],"class_list":["post-30576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information-bulletins","tag-app","tag-nwfc","tag-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30576","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=30576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30586,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30576\/revisions\/30586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}