Campfire ban returns Friday in Kamloops Fire Centre

For the second time this season, the Kamloops Fire Centre will be subject to a campfire ban.

In a news release, the B.C. Wildfire Service says a prohibition on campfires comes into effect throughout the fire centre on Friday (July 7) at 12:00 noon.

In addition to campfires, the prohibition also covers:

• Fireworks
• Sky Lanterns
• Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description
• Binary Exploding Targets
• Air curtain burners
• Tiki and similar kind of torches
• Chimineas

For further details on the prohibition, click here.

The first campfire ban of the season for the Kamloops Fire Centre was instituted on June 8. After some cool, wet days, that prohibition was lifted on June 16.