Fire Ban Rescinded Effective Noon Thursday

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed August 27, 2014 1:16 PM

Summary

Effective at noon on Thursday August 28, 2014 the Provincial Coastal Fire Centre will rescind its campfire ban which has been in place since July 17th. On that basis, the City of Nanaimo is also lifting its fire ban thereby permitting Cooking Fires within the City. The camp fire ban is also lifted on the private campground operations within the City of Nanaimo.

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Key Points

The Province has rescinded the campfire ban which has been in place since July 17, 2014.
The City of Nanaimo is advising residents to be careful and follow the regulations (Bylaw 7108) concerning Cooking Fires and extinguish them completely when cooking is completed.
The Cooking Fires are only permitted on privately owned property.
Backyard burning is still not permitted.

Quotes

"It is still dry and warm and until we receive substantial rainfall, we ask the public to be very careful with Cooking Fires. We also want to remind residents to be careful on how they discard smoking materials and to make sure that all burning materials are completely extinguished before disposal."

Ennis Mond

Captain - Fire and Loss Prevention Division

Nanaimo Fire Rescue

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Contact:

Ennis Mond

Captain - Fire and Loss Prevention Division

Nanaimo Fire Rescue

250-755-4563

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