Category 2 Fire Restrictions in Effect

July 7, 2025

Effective July 11, 2025, Category 2 burns are prohibited in southeast BC including Fernie and area. The BC Wildfire Service is implementing this prohibition to help prevent wildfires sparked by Category 2 burns and to protect public safety.

This prohibition will remain in place until 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time Oct. 30, 2025, or until the public is otherwise notified. This prohibition does NOT include Category 1 campfires.

A “category 2 open fire” means an open fire, other than a category 1 campfire, that burns:

• material in one pile not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width

• material concurrently in two piles each not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width

• stubble or grass over an area that does not exceed 0.2 hectares

Under Category 2, the following is also prohibited: 

  • Fireworks
  • Sky Lanterns
  • Binary Exploding Targets
  • Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description
  • Air Curtain Burners

 To learn more about fire restrictions in the Elk Valley, visit the BC Wildfire Service website.