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Fire ban lifted

PARKSVILLE – Effective at noon on Aug. 26, 2013, the campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre was rescinded due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Campfires now will be permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre.

 

The public is reminded that campfires cannot be larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide. Anyone who lights a campfire must have a hand tool (such as a shovel) or at least eight litres of water available to fully extinguish it. Never leave a campfire unattended and make sure that the ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area.

Category 3 open fires are permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre jurisdictional area. A Category 3 open fire is a fire that burns material in piles larger than two metres high by three metres wide, windrows or grass over an area larger than 2,000 square metres. Any person lighting a Category 3 open fire in the Coastal Fire Centre must comply with burning regulations and must first obtain a burn registration number by calling 1 888 797-1717.

Small backyard burning piles (Category 2) remain prohibited within the Coastal Fire Centre, except in Haida Gwaii and the area known as "the fog zone". This includes:

 The burning of any material larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide and up to two metres tall by three metres wide.

 The burning of stubble or grass up to 0.2 hectares.

Fireworks, sky lanterns and burning barrels remain prohibited in the Coastal Fire Centre, except in Haida Gwaii and the area known as "the fog zone". A map of the affected areas is available online at: http://bit.ly/13TKcnr

Anyone found in violation of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket of up to $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

The Coastal Fire Centre covers all of the area west of the height of land on the Coast Mountain Range north of the U.S.-Canada border at Manning Park, including Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park in the north, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.

 

August Moon

Coastal Fire Restrictions and Upper Pitt Fire links..

Campfire bans link

Effective noon on Thursday, August 1 2013, the Coastal Fire Centre prohibits all open fires to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public. This prohibition will remain in effect until Oct. 15, 2013 or the public is otherwise notified.This prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown and private lands within the Coastal Fire Centre, with the exception of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District and the area known as the "Fog Zone". Area of fog zone: The prohibition does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus with a CSA or ULC rating that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, as long as the height of the flame is less than 15

Coastal Wildfire link

Fire No.	Geographic	Discovery Date	Hectares
	V10310	Pitt Lake	Jul 28, 2013	50.00
	VA0343	Talchako River - W border of Tweedsmuir	Jul 31, 2013	7.00
	VA0359	South Bentick	Aug 1, 2013	100.00

Dredging is Done! Everything is back to normal

Upper Pitt Still burning and now estimated as 50 Hectares

Coastal B.C. Wild Fire LInk