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Open Burning Ban In Effect for Southeast Fire District
 CASTLEGAR – Effective at noon on July 8, all open fires are prohibited within the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The prohibition will remain in place until Sept. 20 or until the public is otherwise notified.
Specifically, prohibited activities include:
-the burning of any waste, slash or other materials.
-stubble or grass fires of any size over any area.
-the use of fireworks, sky lanterns, or burning barrels of any size or description.
The prohibition does not restrict campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide or smaller, and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes.
Campfires must not be larger than 0.5 metres by 0.5 metres in size. Anyone lighting a campfire must maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from around the campfire area and must have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the fire. Make sure that that the campfire is fully extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch before leaving the area for any length of time.
This prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Please check with civic authorities for any restrictions before lighting a fire. (See below)
Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.
Open burning within Grand Forks City limits is prohibited year-round. Small campfires for cooking purposes only may be allowed with a permit.
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April
Fire: 26
Rescue: 8
First Responder: 23
2018
Fire:Rescue:F.R.
Jan 7 10 28
Feb 7 0 16
Mar 10 6 13
Apr 26 8 23
2018 50 24 80
2017
Fire:Rescue:F.R.
Jan 12 1 21
Feb 7 3 16
Mar 15 3 18
Apr 19 5 19
May 8 20 13
Jun 9 5 17
Jul 19 4 14
Aug 20 5 28
Sep 26 3 19
Oct 20 7 20
Nov 10 4 25
Dec 14 12 22
2017 179 69 232
2016
Fire:Rescue:F.R.
Jan 7 8 36
Feb 11 3 29
Mar 17 4 19
Apr 19 3 13
May 8 5 22
Jun 15 6 20
Jul 16 6 13
Aug 14 6 21
Sep 9 2 17
Oct 11 4 12
Nov 11 5 19
Dec 11 4 15
2016 148 56 236
Previous Years
Year:Fire:Resc:F/R:Ttl
2017 179 69 232 480
2016 148 56 236 440
2015 184 61 370 615
2014 171 41 256 468
2013 182 36 255 473
2012 174 41 83 298
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