Effective at on Thursday, September 19, 2024, the Category 2 open burning prohibition will be rescinded throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. The Southeast Fire Centre includes Fernie, the Elk Valley and extending from the U.S. border to Mica Dam and from the Okanagan Highlands/west side of the Monashee Mountains to the B.C./Alberta border.
Due to decreased wildfire risk, the following activities will once again be permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre:
• One to two concurrently burning piles no larger than two metres high by three metres wide
• Burning stubble or grass over an area less than 0.2 hectares
• The use of fireworks
• The use of exploding binary targets
• The use of air curtain burners
• The use of sky lanterns, and
• The use of burn barrels or burn cages
Category 3 open fire, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, remain prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre until Oct. 28, 2024, or until the public is otherwise notified.
A map of areas affected by the Category 3 open fire prohibition is below.
