Coastal Fire Centre bans and restrictions

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Current Coastal fire prohibitions

 

Category 2 and Category 3 open burning, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, are prohibited across the entire Coastal Fire Centre.

Category 1 campfires, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, are prohibited across the Coastal Fire Centre, with the exception of the Haida Gwaii Forest District.

In addition, the following is prohibited in the Prohibition Area (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

The 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.

Prohibition Area A (the Haida Gwaii Forest District) also prohibits:

• Fireworks
• Sky lanterns
• Binary exploding targets
• Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description
• Air curtain burners

Current Coastal area restrictions

There are currently no area restrictions in effect.

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Maps of affected areas

Open fire prohibitions through the Coastal Fire Centre (PDF, 867KB)

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Information bulletins

Coastal Fire Centre enacts campfire prohibition Effective at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 12, 2024 until further notice.

Coastal Fire Centre to enact a Category 2 and Category 3 open fire prohibition Effective at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2024 until further notice.