Planning a burn

Submission of a burn plan

As per section 23 of the Wildfire Regulation, the person preparing for a burn must develop and submit a burn plan to an official (60 days before the proposed ignition) and receive the official's approval of it in writing.

Requirement for a burn plan

A burn plan is required for any category 4 resource management open fire as per the Wildfire Regulation, unless an agreement (referred to in section 23.1 of the Wildfire Regulation) exists between the Province and an Indigenous governing body that defines open fire use.

Burn plan resources:

• Burn Plan Template (DOCX, 108KB) (February 2025)
• Burn Plan Signature Sheet (PDF, 255KB)
• Prescribed Fire Project Turnover Document (DOCX 42 KB)
• Prescribed Fire Complexity Analysis Guide (DOCX, 63KB)
• Prescribed Fire Communications Plan Template (DOCX, 50KB)
• Prescribed Fire Approval Process (PDF, 442KB)
• Prescribed Fire Steps (PDF, 455KB)

Policies and procedures:

• Policy 9.5 - Prescribed Fire and Resource Management Open Fire (PDF, 634KB)
• Prescribed Fire - Standard Operating Procedure (PDF, 741KB) 

Contact

For any questions regarding planning and executing a prescribed burn please contact  BCWS.C&RxFire@gov.bc.ca.