The BC Wildfire Service says it’s implementing a ban on all categories of campfires throughout the province.
The service says with the increased risk from current and forecast weather conditions, a provincewide campfire prohibition will take effect at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 12.
The blanket ban prohibits campfires of any size in every region of the province.
In addition to fires, the service says fireworks, sky lanterns, binary exploding targets, air curtain burners, burn barrels or cages of any size, chimineas and tiki or similar torches are also banned.
Anyone found violating the ban may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of up to $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and possibly sentenced to one year in jail.
More to come.