Penticton, Vernon, RDCO announce campfire bans, cite region’s extreme fire-danger rating
A Category 2 open fire is either stubble or grass fire that doesn’t exceed 0.2 of a hectare, or a pile that doesn’t exceed two metres in height and three metres in width.
A Category 3 open fire is a pile that exceeds two metres in height or three metres in width, and stubble or grass exceeding 0.2 of a hectare. Though those fires are currently banned, the province has yet to clamp down and issue a campfire ban. As of Friday afternoon, campfires were allowed in all of the province’s six fire centres.High risk for wildfire heading into B.C.’s long weekend“Campfires and outdoor wood burning appliances are not permitted in Kelowna — including fire pits, wood stoves, chimneys and other appliances — unless conditions are met as outlined in Fire and Life Safety“These restrictions do not apply to food smokers.
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