Monthly Archives: September 2024

  For Immediate ReleaseSept 18, 2024 Ministry of Forests BC Wildfire ServiceCategory 2 open burning prohibition rescinded in the Kamloops Fire Centre   KAMLOOPS – Effective at 12:00 pm (noon) Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) today, September 18, 2024, Category 2 open fires and S.12 equipment and activities will be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.   The seasonal fall temperatures and significant precipitation over the last few weeks had a positive impact on the Kamloops Fire Centre's fire danger rating. The widespread cooling temperatures and good overnight relative humidity recoveries, as well as the forecasted weather patterns, have…

Consistent with the Kamloops Fire Centre, the Village of Lumby has lifted the ban on Category 1 campfires as of noon on August 28, 2024. From the Kamloops Fire Centre: Campfire prohibitions to rescind in Kamloops Fire Centre   KAMLOOPS – As a result of decreased temperatures, increased precipitation, higher relative humidity, and good recoveries overnight, Category 1 campfires will be permitted throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, effective at 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. This rescind includes the use of chimeneas and tiki and similar kinds of torches.   Category 2 and Category 3 open…