BC Wildfire ServiceB次元官网网址檚 operations director says the province will continue to monitor the need for a campfire ban, but there isnB次元官网网址檛 plan for one just yet.
Cliff Chapman said Friday (May 17), during an update from Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma, that BC Wildfire Service monitors the conditions every single day, using B次元官网网址渁 real data-driven science approach to when weB次元官网网址檙e going to implement campfire bans.B次元官网网址�
He said the number of campfires that lead to wildfires have significantly decreased.
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With the recent rainfall and current temperatures, he said B.C. doesnB次元官网网址檛 need to implement a campfire ban yet.
But BC Wildfire Service will continue to monitor and B次元官网网址渋mplement one as quickly as we need to.B次元官网网址�
In a series of tweets after the update, BC Wildfire Service said human-caused fires are a real concern in B.C., accounting for about 40 per cent of all wildfires in the province. But human-caused wildfires are more than just campfire related; they can be caused by industry, trains, open burning, power lines, reflected lighting or B次元官网网址渞eally anything other than lightning.B次元官网网址�
Of the more than 2,200 wildfires in B.C. in 2023, 84 were caused by campfires.
As of noon Friday, the majority of B.C. was under category 2 and 3 bans, specifically in the Cariboo, Coastal, Kamloops, Northwest and Prince George fire centres. There is only a Category 3 ban in place in the Southeast.
Category 2 and 3 includes backyard and industrial burning, along with fireworks, sky lanterns and binary exploding targets.
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There are currently 125 active wildfires in the province, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said Friday (May 17) during an update on the wildfire situation in the provinceB次元官网网址檚 northeast.
The majority of those are in the Prince George Fire Centre B次元官网网址� the largest region B次元官网网址� in northeastern B.C.
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In B.C., human-caused fires are a real concern. Most years they account for around 40 per cent of all wildfires in the province.
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