Campfires will once again be allowed beginning this week for people in the Coastal and Kamloops fire centres.
The BC Wildfire Service said Monday the change will begin at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 28. It will include Vancouver Island, the Central Coast, the Sea-to-Sky and Haidi Gwaii areas, the Lower Mainland, the southern Okanagan and the Lytton and Lillooet regions.
BC Wildfire said recent rainfall and cooler weather has lowered the fire danger in those areas, but emphasized that people still need to be exercising caution when having a fire.
“It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure that burning is done in a safe and responsible manner and in accordance with regulations. Before lighting any fire, check with local government authorities to see if any local burning restrictions are in place,” BC Wildfire said in a statement.
Larger scale fires, as well as fireworks, sky lanterns, binary exploding targets and burn barrels, remain banned. They are expected to be allowed again on Oct. 31.
A campfire is defined as any fire smaller than 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide.
A campfire ban has been in place for the Coastal and Kamloops fire centres since July 12.
The same ban was lifted for the Prince George Fire Centre on Aug. 1 and the Southeast Fire Centre on Aug. 26. Partial campfire bans remain in the Cariboo and Northwest fire centres.
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