The BC Wildfire Service says large open burning will be banned across the province to prevent human-caused wildfires.
Under the province’s fire ban designations, Category 2 and 3 openburning will be prohibited starting at noon Thursday.
This includes large open fires, other than a campfire, that burn material in one or more piles not exceeding two metres in height and three metres in width, as well as burning stubble or grass that doesn’t exceed 0.2 hectares.
In its 2023 wildfire cause summary, the service has reported 42 wildfires as human-caused, while 15 were started by lightning and three with unknown causes.
The service has also announced that, starting Friday at noon, all openfires, including campfires, will be prohibited throughout the Prince George Fire Centre, where all four out of control wildfires in the province are located….