Fie Ban Rescinded (SRD Areas – Updated)
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The recreational fire ban is now lifted in the following SRD areas:
- All of Electoral Area A (Sayward Valley)
- All of Electoral Area B (Cortes Island)
- All of Electoral Area C (Quadra & Discovery Islands) EXCEPT the area within the Quadra Island Improvement District
- All of Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay / Buttle Lake) EXCEPT for the area within the Black Creek / Oyster Bay Fire Protection Local Area.
For information about open burning restrictions in all other areas please contact your local fire department whose information can be found at www.srd.ca/fire-protection.
Municipalities should check with their own Village Fire Departments to see if any restrictions are still in place.
Residents in the areas above are now permitted to have recreational fires, as long as those fires meet bylaw regulations where applicable:
Recreational fires are for cooking or providing heat and must be:
- In a permanent outdoor fireplace or fire pit not larger than 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter, and designed and constructed to confine the fire, or
- Within a fully enclosed burner or similar device, and
- Appropriately supervised with means of extinguishing the fire at hand
- Beach fires should be below the high-tide line as fires are not allowed on public land, or on private property other than your own.
- Although the fire danger has declined due to recent rainfall and cooler, more seasonal temperatures, the public is strongly encouraged to continue exercising caution with any recreational fire. It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure that burning is done safely, responsibly and following regulations. Before lighting any fire, check with local and provincial government authorities to see if any burning restrictions are in place.
- For more information about fire bans and protection in the SRD, visit www.srd.ca/fire-protection
- Find provincial fire ban information here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions
