Fire ban lifted

Effective at noon on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, Category 2 open fires were once again allowed throughout the Cariboo.

  • Sep. 22, 2015 1:00 p.m.

Effective at noon on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, Category 2 open fires were once again allowed throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction due to a decreased wildfire risk in the region.

Category 3 open fires remain prohibited.

Category 2 fires are fires that burn material in piles smaller than two metres high and three metres wide, or stubble or grass over an area smaller than 2,000 square metres.

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