A reminder that the BC Wildfire Service Category 2 open fire prohibition throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, including the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District, is now in effect.

Prohibited equipment and activities include:

• Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
• Carbonizers
• Air curtain burners
• Binary Exploding Targets
• Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description
• Controlled air incinerators

A Category 2 open fire is a fire that burns:

1. Material in one pile not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width
2. Material concurrently in 2 piles each not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width
3. Stubble or grass over an area that does not exceed 0.2 hectares

This prohibition will remain in place until 1:00 PM MT October 31, 2026, or until the order is rescinded.

This prohibition does not include Category 1 campfires.

More details can be found at www.bcwildfire.ca

RDEK

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