Open Fire Prohibition
Open fire prohibition scheduled for Coastal Fire Centre
PARKSVILLE
Effective at noon on Monday, June 24, 2013, the size of open fires will be
restricted in most of the Coastal Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.
This prohibition will remain in effect until Oct. 15, 2013 or the public is
otherwise notified.
Specific activities affected by this prohibition include:
the burning of any material, piled or unpiled, smaller than two metres in height and
three metres in width, including burning barrels
the burning of stubble or grass over an area less than 2,000 square metres (0.2
hectares)
the use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description
This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide or smaller and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.
Anyone lighting a campfire must maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from around the campfire area and have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water nearby to properly extinguish the fire.
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