Type
News Release
In alignment with the Kamloops Fire Centre, Category 1 campfires will be prohibited in the District of Coldstream.
Campfire Ban in Effect:
August 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm to October 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm
(or until the orders are rescinded)
Although campfires are prohibited, the use of outdoor stoves is still permitted. An outdoor stove is a CSA-rated or ULC-rated device used outdoors for cooking, heat or ambiance that burns charcoal briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, and has a flame height that is less than 15 cm tall.
The following activities and equipment are also restricted:
- Air curtain burners
- Carbonizers
- Binary exploding targets
- Fireworks, as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
- Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description
- Controlled air incinerators
- Sky lanterns
- Wood fired hot tubs, wood fired pizza ovens and other wood fired devices unless vented through a structure that has a flue and is incorporated in a building
To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663 5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone.
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