Cariboo Fire Centre bans and restrictions

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Current Cariboo fire prohibitions

Category 1 campfires, Category 2 and Category 3 open burning, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, are prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre and the Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area. 

In addition, the Prohibition Area restricts the following (as per the Wildfire Act, Section 12):

• Fireworks
• Sky lanterns
• Binary exploding targets
• Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description
• Air curtain burners
• Chimineas
• Tiki and similar kinds of torches

This prohibition does not apply to:

• Outdoor stoves that, as per the Wildfire Regulation, are CSA-rated or ULC-rated devices used for cooking, heat or ambiance that burns charcoal briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel and has a flame height that is less than 15 cm tall. The use of a campfire apparatus that does not meet these specifications is prohibited.

Current Cariboo area restrictions

There are currently no area restrictions in the Cariboo Fire Centre.

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Maps of affected areas

Open fire prohibitions throughout Cariboo Fire Centre (PDF, 659KB)

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Information bulletins

Category 1 campfires to be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre Effective at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 12, 2024 until further notice.

Category 2 and 3 fire prohibition planned throughout Cariboo Fire Centre Effective at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024 until further notice.