Effective at 1:00 pm Mountain time on Thursday, May 18, 2023 Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the District of Sparwood and will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified.
Specifically, prohibited activities that would constitute a Category 3 fire include:
- any fire larger than two metres high by three metres wide;
- three or more concurrently burning piles no larger than two metres high by three metres wide;
- burning of one or more windrows; and
- burning of stubble or grass over an area greater than 0.2 hectares
Activities that constitute a Category 2 fire include:
- one to two concurrently burning piles, no larger than two metres high by three metres wide
- stubble or grass burning over an area of 0.2 hectares; and
- fireworks, burn barrels, air curtain burners, exploding binary target and sky lanterns
This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide or smaller or approved fire pits and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.
Anyone found in contravention of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket up to $250. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.
Please contact Sparwood Fire Services at 250.425.0558 to report an unattended fire or burning violation. To report a wildfire, please call BC Wildfire at 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a cell.
For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to: BC Wildfire.
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Post Date: May 18, 2023 | Category: News & Updates