PRINCE GEORGE

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | 3:50 PM. Last updated on June 6, 2023.

The PG Fire Centre is 9nce again banning all category 1 fires as of June 8, 2023 at 12 pm.

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Effective at 12:00 (noon) on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, a partial rescind of the Category 1 Open Burning (campfires) prohibition issued on May 19, 2023 will be implemented in the Prince George Fire Centre. Under this new order, campfires (Category 1 open burning) remain prohibited in the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson fire zones but are permitted in all other zones across the centre.

This prohibition will remain in effect until 12:00 (noon) on Sunday, October 15, 2023 or until it is rescinded. Prohibitions apply to all public and private lands unless otherwise specified (e.g. in an enactment or local government bylaw). A map outlining the prohibition areas is below.

Category 2 and 3 open burning prohibitions remain in place throughout the Prince George Fire Centre.

During campfire prohibitions, only CSA-rated or ULC-rated outdoor stoves or portable campfire apparatuses that use gas, propane or briquettes may be used; however, when conditions warrant, the use of portable campfire apparatus or outdoor stoves may be further restricted or prohibited.

In addition to the above noted open fire prohibitions, the following activities remain prohibited:

Prohibition Area A

(Mackenzie Forest District, Stuart Nechako Forest District, Prince George Forest District; Prince George, Vanjam, Robson Valley and Mackenzie fire zones)

• Fireworks
• Sky lanterns
• Air curtain burners
• Binary exploding targets
• Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description

Prohibition Area B

(Fort Nelson Forest District, Peace Forest District; Fort Nelson, Forst St.John and Dawson Creek fire zones)

ALL activities listed in the Prohibition Area A, plus the following:

• Chimineas
• Tiki and similar kinds of torches
• Outdoor stoves or other portable campfire apparatus without a CSA- or ULC- rating