Cariboo Fire Centre prohibitions and restrictions
Last updated on May 27, 2025The Cariboo Fire Centre stretches from Clinton, north to the Cottonwood River, east to Wells Gray Provincial Park and west to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
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Current open fire prohibitions
Category 2 Open Fire
Effective throughout the fire centre, including the Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area
May 7, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT
Category 3 Open Fire
Effective throughout the fire centre, including the Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area
May 7, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT
BC Wildfire Service prohibitions (fire bans) and restrictions apply to all land described in the legal order. Municipalities are responsible for regulating open fire within their boundaries, so please check with your local government before lighting any fire.
For full details about a prohibition or restriction, read the associated prohibition area map and information bulletin.
Other restricted activities
As per Section 12 of the Wildfire Act, the following activities and use of equipment, materials and substances are also prohibited within the Prohibition Area:
- Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act
- Binary Exploding Targets
- Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description
- Controlled Air Incinerators
- Air Curtain Burners
- Carbonizers
Current area restrictions
There are currently no Forest Use restrictions or area restrictions in effect in the Cariboo Fire Centre.