Northwest Fire Centre prohibitions and restrictions

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The Northwest Fire Centre spans from the Yukon border in the north to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park in the south, and from the west coast to just west of Endako. The regional office is based in Smithers, B.C.

On this page

• Current open fire prohibitions
• Additional restricted activities and equipment
• Current area restrictions
• About prohibitions and restrictions

Current open fire prohibitions and restrictions

Municipalities are responsible for regulating open fire within their boundaries. Please check with your local government before lighting any fire.

Additional restricted activities and equipment

The following activities and use of equipment, materials and substances are also prohibited in the Bulkley and Nadina fire zones:

• Binary exploding targets
• Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
• Burn barrels or burn cages
• Controlled air incinerators
• Air curtain burners
• Carbonizers

For more information on prohibitions and restrictions in your area, please read the latest information bulletin and map:

 Information and map

Current area restrictions

There are currently no Forest Use restrictions or area restrictions in effect in the Northwest Fire Centre. 

About prohibitions and restrictions

To limit the risk of wildfires and address public safety concerns, BC Wildfire Service may establish prohibitions (fire bans) through legal orders to prohibit or restrict certain activities and describe where they apply, including:

• Open fire prohibition orders, commonly referred to as "fire bans", prohibit the use of some or all categories of open fire (Wildfire Act, section 10)
• Equipment/activity prohibition orders prohibit the use of certain activities, equipment, materials or substances (Wildfire Act, section 12)
• Area restriction orders restrict access to areas where there are ongoing fire suppression activities (Wildfire Act, section 11)
• Leave area orders require all persons in a specified area to leave, where government is engaged in fire control (Wildfire Act, section 13)

Information about BC Wildfire Service prohibition and restriction orders are circulated in the media, sent to local and Indigenous governments and posted publicly on the BC Wildfire Service blog.