The website says “all campfires”, but still trying to figure out if that includes propane fire pits.
It took some digging, but the ban is on Category 1 Campfires, which I’m assuming means all the other categories are verboten as well:
A campfire is defined as:
- Any fire no larger than 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide (a fire larger than this is considered a Category 2 fire).
- Used by any person for recreational purposes or by a First Nation for a ceremonial purpose.
The categories don’t seem to care about the fuel you’re using or whether it’s in a pit or not; so, essentially all burning is banned for now (if I understand correctly, the announcement isn’t on a BC site yet from what I can find).
EDIT: found a map & table of the bans: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions
EDIT2: As linked below:
The use of outdoor stoves is not prohibited. As per the Wildfire Regulation, 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 centimetres tall.
Looks like propane firepits are not banned based on the following bulletin: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/campfire-prohibition-coming-to-southeast/
Due to the arsonists who lit the fires who have already been arrested.
