All burning bans rescinded across coast

All burning bans rescinded across coast

Published 2:14 pm Tuesday, September 29, 2026

The Coastal Fire Centre has announced that all remaining fire prohibitions will be rescinded as of Sept. 30 at noon.

The change applies to Category 2 and 3 fires, which were previously banned except for in the Haida Gwaii area. Category 2 fires are open fires — other than campfires — that are larger than two by three metres, two of those burning at the same time, or stubble or grass over an area of 0.2 hectares or less. Category 3 fires are three fires of the previously-mentioned size burning at the same time, fires that are larger than 2 metres by 3 metres, one or more windrows, or stubble or grass in an area larger than 0.2 hectares.

Other activities that were previously prohibited but will now be allowed include the following activities and equipment:

– Binary exploding targets
– Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
– Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description
– Controlled air incinerators
– Air curtain burners
– Carbonizers

BC Wildfire Service prohibitions apply to all Crown land that is outside of municipal boundaries. They also apply to the following types of land within municipal boundaries:

– Parks, conservancies and recreation areas (Park Act)
– Recreation sites, recreation trails, interpretive forest sites and trail-based recreation areas (Forest and Range Practices Act)
– Ecological reserves (Ecological Reserve Act)
– Wildlife management areas (Wildlife Act)
– Private managed forest land (Private Managed Forest Land Act)

Municipalities may impose different prohibitions or restrictions. Residents are asked to check with their local government for more area-specific burning bans.