Starting noon Thursday, large open fires will be banned across B.C. as unseasonal heat, wildfire smoke, and out-of-control wildfires continue to affect residents.
The bans were announced in a Tuesday news conference by Cliff Chapman, director of wildfire operations for the B.C. Wildfire Service.
Under the province’s fire ban designations, Category 2 and 3 open burning will be prohibited across the province starting 12 p.m. on May 18.
Here’s what you need to know about the incoming fire ban.
What is being banned?
Categories 2 and 3 include large open fires that burn material in one or more piles not exceeding two metres in height and three metres in width. It also includes burning
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