CoFC Status Report for the week ending June 7
Overview
Fires V10588 and V70600 are considered wildfires of note. Incident Management Teams are being deployed to both incidents and BCWS fire camps will be installed at both sites. This will enable crews to reduce time and fatigue travelling to and from the fire sites.
While most of the fire centre will experience somewhat higher humidities and lower temperatures, smaller sections on the mainland will experience precipitation of varying degrees with the possibility of dry lightning.
With our fire season being six weeks ahead of schedule, crew and staff fatigue is an ongoing concern and BCWS will take care to ensure staff are as rested as possible throughout the season.
Campfire Prohibition enacted
PARKSVILLE – Effective at noon Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, June 8, 2023, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre, except the Haida Gwaii Forest District. This prohibition is being enacted to help prevent human caused wildfires and protect public safety.
These prohibitions apply to all public and private land within the Coastal Fire Centre jurisdiction, unless specified otherwise in an enactment (e.g., in a local government bylaw). Always check with local government authorities to see if any other burning restrictions are in effect. All categories of Open Fire use are still permitted in Haida Gwaii Forest District.
This prohibition will be in place until Tuesday, October 31, 2023, or until the order is rescinded.
A map of the affected areas is available online: http://ow.ly/xuuw50OHiff
On June 8, 2023 the below open fires are prohibited in the Coastal Fire Centre, with the exception of the Haida Gwaii Forest District:
Category 1 campfires as defined in the Wildfire Regulation;
Category 2 open fire as defined in the Wildfire Regulation; and,
Category 3 open fire as defined in the Wildfire Regulation.
In addition to open fires being prohibited, the following activities and equipment are also restricted:
Fireworks;
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 cm tall.
There are currently 8 fires burning in the Coastal Fire Centre: 0 are lightning-caused and 8 human-caused or undetermined.
Please check www.bcwildfire.ca for the most up to date information on open burning bans and current wildfires within the Coastal Fire Centre.