09/03/2026
Effective at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT today, Thursday, September 3, 2026, Category 1 campfires will be permitted throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre and Tsilhqot’in (Xeni Gwet’in) Declared Title Area.
Category 2 and Category 3 open fires remain prohibited until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on October 31, 2026 along with the following activities:
Air curtain burners
Carbonizers
Binary exploding targets
Burn Barrels or Burn Cages
Controlled air incinerators
Fireworks, as define in the Fireworks Act of B.C.
A campfire is defined as:
Any fire no larger than 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide (a fire larger than this is considered a Category 2 fire).
Used by any person for recreational purposes or by a First Nation for a ceremonial purpose.
Other activities which were previously included in the category 1 campfire prohibition will now be permitted in the Cariboo Fire Centre:
The use of sky lanterns
The use of wood fired hot tubs, wood fired pizza ovens and other wood fired devices unless vented through a structure that has a flue and is incorporated in a building
As the campfire prohibition is being lifted, we ask the public to remain vigilant and follow all regulations when enjoying campfires. To learn more about open fire and safer burning, please visit the BCWFS website at https://sbee.link/3eutk6pwjc
