Category 2 Open Fire Ban for Cariboo Fire Centre - May 11th at 12 noon!

Courtesy of the BC Wildfire Service:

Effective at 12:00 (noon) Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, May 11, 2023, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre region. 

This prohibition includes the Cariboo Chilcotin Forest District, the 100 Mile House Forest District, the Quesnel Forest District and the Tsilhqot'in (Xeni Gwet'in) Declared Title Area to prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. 

The following activities and use of the following equipment, materials and substances will be prohibited: 

Fireworks 

Sky Lanterns 

Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description Binary exploding targets Air Curtain Burners 

Anyone conducting a Category 2 open fire anywhere in Cariboo Region must extinguish any such fire by 12:00 (noon) May 11, 2023. 

This prohibition will remain in place until 12:00 (noon) October 27, 2023, or until the Order is rescinded. 

As a reminder Category 3 fires have been prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre since May 4, 2023 and prohibited on the Tsilhqot'in (Xeni Gwet'in) Declared Title Area since May 8, 2023.