The Coastal Fire Centre campfire prohibition remains in place in anticipation of a return to hot dry conditions.
While there was some precipitation last weekend, a weather change is expected to bring hot and dry conditions to the coast later this week.
Outflow winds are forecast to resume Thursday, bringing dry and smoky air from of the interior of the province, out to the coast. Above normal temperatures are expected, accompanied with low daytime and night-time relative humidity values. These conditions will rapidly dry coastal forest fuels.
The public is asked to stay vigilant in preventing wildfires; as with the very dry conditions ahead any spark or ember could start a wildfire. The Coastal Fire Centre is anticipating a significant increase in the number of fire starts this coming weekend, some of which will be from lightning storms that occurred last week. Lightning strikes in heavily forested areas often smoulder undetected until there is a hot dry spell of weather.
The public are asked for their assistance in reporting wildfires to *5555 or? 1-800-663-5555.
The Coastal Fire Centre open fire prohibitions cover all BC Parks, Crown and private lands, but do not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have open fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Please check with civic authorities for any restrictions before lighting a fire.
The Coastal Fire Centre is responsible for wildfire response for about 2.1 million hectares of land. Geographically, the Centre covers all the area west of the height of land on the Coast Mountain range from the U.S./Canada bo0rder at Manning Park to Tweedsmuir Park in the north, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, all of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
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