BC Wildfire Service害羞草研究所檚 operations director says the province will continue to monitor the need for a campfire ban, but there isn害羞草研究所檛 plan for one just yet.

Cliff Chapman said Friday (May 17), during an update from Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma, that BC Wildfire Service monitors the conditions every single day, using 害羞草研究所渁 real data-driven science approach to when we害羞草研究所檙e going to implement campfire bans.害羞草研究所�

He said the number of campfires that lead to wildfires have significantly decreased.

害羞草研究所淭he people of British Columbia have kind of heard the warnings. They are very familiar with the conditions that we face and they are being more careful.害羞草研究所�

With the recent rainfall and current temperatures, he said B.C. doesn害羞草研究所檛 need to implement a campfire ban yet.

But BC Wildfire Service will continue to monitor and 害羞草研究所渋mplement one as quickly as we need to.害羞草研究所�

In a series of tweets after the update, BC Wildfire Service said human-caused fires are a real concern in B.C., accounting for about 40 per cent of all wildfires in the province. But human-caused wildfires are more than just campfire related; they can be caused by industry, trains, open burning, power lines, reflected lighting or 害羞草研究所渞eally anything other than lightning.害羞草研究所�

Of the more than 2,200 wildfires in B.C. in 2023, 84 were caused by campfires.

As of noon Friday, the majority of B.C. was under category 2 and 3 bans, specifically in the Cariboo, Coastal, Kamloops, Northwest and Prince George fire centres. There is only a Category 3 ban in place in the Southeast.

Category 2 and 3 includes backyard and industrial burning, along with fireworks, sky lanterns and binary exploding targets.

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There are currently 125 active wildfires in the province, Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma said Friday (May 17) during an update on the wildfire situation in the province害羞草研究所檚 northeast.

The majority of those are in the Prince George Fire Centre 害羞草研究所� the largest region 害羞草研究所� in northeastern B.C.

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In B.C., human-caused fires are a real concern. Most years they account for around 40 per cent of all wildfires in the province.

害羞草研究所� BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo)