PARKSVILLE \u2013 Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PCT on Wednesday September 30, 2026, all remaining Category 2 and Category 3 open fire prohibitions within the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction will be lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Category 2 open fire is an open fire, other than a campfire, that burns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Category 3 open fire is an open fire that burns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a map of Fire Centre boundaries: please click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A poster explaining the different categories of open burning is available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other activities that were previously prohibited but will now be allowed include the following activities and equipment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To check BC Wildfire Service prohibitions in your location, visit our mobile app<\/a> or the online interactive map<\/a>. There you can turn on the \u201cfire bans\u201d layer and search for your location of interest. The pattern of the yellow overlay corresponds to the prohibitions currently in place. You can also click the overlay and select \u201cmore details\u201d for full information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BC Wildfire Service prohibitions apply to all Crown land that is outside<\/strong> of municipal boundaries. They also apply to the following types of land within<\/strong> municipal boundaries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Municipalities may impose different prohibitions or restrictions. Please check with your local government before lighting any open fire. Practicing fire safety and preparedness remains important all year long. Be aware of your local conditions and ensure that burning is done in a safe and responsible manner. For more information, visit: gov.bc.ca\/saferburning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n To report a wildfire, unattended campfire, or open burning violation, call 1-800-663-5555 tollfree, *5555 on a cell phone, or submit an electronic report through the BC Wildfire public mobile app<\/a>. Stay up to date on the latest wildfire activity here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fire Information Officer PARKSVILLE \u2013 Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PCT on Wednesday September 30, 2026, all remaining Category 2 and Category 3 open fire prohibitions within the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction will be lifted. Category 2 open fire is an open fire, other than a campfire, that burns: Category 3 open fire is an open fire that … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8271,"featured_media":23892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[543,82,32],"class_list":["post-31227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information-bulletins","tag-app","tag-cofc","tag-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31227","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=31227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31232,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31227\/revisions\/31232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Contact:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Coastal Fire Centre
BC Wildfire Service
250-951-4209
BCWS.CoFCInfo@gov.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"