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The District of Kitimat joins a province-wide campfire prohibition in effect as of Friday, July 12 at noon. This applies to backyard fires within Kitimat.

From this date prohibitions now include Category 1 campfires, and Categories 2 and 3 open fires.

You can learn more about the definitions of these fires online at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions/open-burning.

In addition, the following activities and equipment are also restricted:

•             Fireworks, including firecrackers;

•             Sky lanterns;

•             Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description;

•             Binary exploding targets;

•             Air curtain burners;

•             Tiki and similar kind of torches; and,

•             Chimineas

This prohibition does not include the use of outdoor stoves. As per the Wildfire Regulation, an outdoor stove is a CSA-rated or ULC-rated device used outdoors for cooking, heat or ambiance that burns charcoal briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, and has a flame height that is less than 15 centimetres tall.

You can also learn more about province-wide fire restrictions online at Fire Bans and Restrictions - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca).

For questions or to report prohibited fires please call the Kitimat Fire Department at 250-632-8940 (non-emergency). Call 9-1-1 to report any emergencies.

To report a wildfire, unattended campfire in the backcountry or open burning violation, call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free, *5555 on a cell phone or submit directly through the BC Wildfire Service mobile app.

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