The Cariboo Fire Centre will ban some forms of burning next week.
As of noon Monday, July 29, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited throughout the fire centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires.
Officials say the ban is due to increased fire danger ratings caused by warmer weather throughout the Cariboo.
In addition to Category 2 open burns, the following activities will also be prohibited:
-burning of any waste, slash or other materials
–open fires larger than 0.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high
–stubble or grass fires of any size over any area;
–the use of sky lanterns, fireworks, tiki torches, binary exploding targets
–burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description and air curtain burners.
This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide or cooking stoves that use gas, propane, or briquettes.
The ban will be in place until September 27, 2019, or until the public is otherwise notified.
