SMITHERS Effective at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, campfires will once again be
allowed in some areas of the Northwest Fire Centre: the Skeena Stikine Forest District (the
Cassiar Fire Zone and Bulkley Fire Zone) and the Coast Mountain Forest District (the Skeena Fire
Zone).
The combination of precipitation and a return to cooler, seasonal temperatures in northern
and coastal portions of the Northwest Fire Centre has reduced the fire danger rating in most of
these areas to “low” or “moderate”
However, some parts of the Northwest Fire Centre remain dry and the wildfire risk in these
areas is still high, so the campfire prohibition will remain in effect within the Nadina Forest
District (the Nadina Fire Zone).
A map of the affected areas and their associated prohibitions is available online at:
http://ow.ly/uFvC30eCNMl
In the Skeena Stikine Forest District (the Cassiar Fire Zone and Bulkley Fire Zone) and the Coast
Mountain Forest District (the Skeena Fire Zone), the following activities will remain prohibited:
- Category 2 and Category 3 open fires
- the use of sky lanterns, binary exploding targets and burning barrels or burning cages of
any size or description
