08/21/2026
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Effective tomorrow, Saturday, August 22, at 12:00 noon, Category 2 open fires and associated equipment and activities will be prohibited across the entire Northwest Fire Centre, which includes Coast Mountain Fire District, the Skeena Stikine Forest District, and the Nadina Forest District.
Category 3 open burning remains prohibited across the Northwest Fire Centre. These bans will be in place until further notice.
Current prohibitions do not ban Category 1 (campfires) that are a half-metre high by half-metre wide or smaller, or cooking stoves that use gas, propane, or briquettes.
According to the BC Wildfire Service, this season, the approach to Category 2 and 3 fire bans will be more responsive to current weather conditions rather than relying on blanket bans throughout the summer, regardless of fire danger indices. While this may result in more frequent changes, it reflects a more science-based and risk-informed approach.
The City of Terrace follows the direction of the Northwest Fire Region. For more information, please visit https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/category-2-open-fire-prohibition-planned-for-the-northwest-fire-centre/
