Effective at noon on Friday, September 28, open fire prohibitions in the Kamloops Fire Centre were extended to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public. Due to recent warm and dry weather, 70 per cent of the region remains at a “high” or “extreme” fire danger rating.
Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet fire zones:
Category 2 and Category 3 open fires are prohibited at all elevations in the Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet fire zones until Oct. 31, 2012, or until the public is informed otherwise.
Specifically, these open fire prohibitions apply to:
* the burning of any material piled larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide.
* the burning of stubble or grass.
* using fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description.
Anyone found in violation of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for up to $345.