List of fines that may be imposed if your are burning during a restricted period:

1. Failure to report a fire: $115

2. Dropping, releasing, or mishandling a burning substance: $173

3. Failure to extinguish burning substance: $173

4. Lighting, fuelling or using fire against restrictions: $345

5. Failure to comply with a fire restriction: $345

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Did you Know?

"Backyard" Burning and Campfires

 

Open burning is defined as a fire from which the products of combustion are not conveyed to and disposed of by an approved chimney.   Any open burning must be continuously attended for the duration of the fire by the property owner or a competent person appointed by the property owner. It is his or her legal obligation to tend the fire and to ensure it is extinguished upon completion. Any fire may be ordered to be extinguished if it is deemed to be a hazard by a fire chief or fire chief representative. All costs incurred for extinguishing a fire may be charged to the property owner if the fire resulted from carelessness or a disregard of the burning regulations.  As of February 1, 1999, the rules for some outdoor burning changed in B.C. For complete information on the provincial burning laws and how to burn safely, brochures are available at all forest service, government agents and civic government offices. Also check with your Ministry of Environment office regarding smoke management requirements and consider all of the alternatives to burning. Copies of the brochures are also available on the BC Forest Service Protection Program web site: http://bcwildfire.ca  To inquire about campfire/burning restrictions on Crown land and in parks: Contact B.C. Ministry of Forests Protection Branch @ 1-888-336-7378.

 

 

Facts You Should Know

Hemlock Valley is a wonderful village set in a basin within the mountains of the upper Fraser Valley.  All around the village are forested mountains, which only add to the beauty of the community.  Along with this beauty, unfortunately, are certain hazards which we all need to not only be aware of, but as well, learn from, so that we  become knowledgeable about the hazards and how we can lessen them.  This benefits individual homeowners as well as the community as a whole.  For example:

Did you know that last year, close to 700 wildfires consumed a total of 30,000 hectares in British Columbia.  If you live in or near a forested area, sooner or later you may have to contend with the spread of wildfire.  The best protection against loss or damage due to wildfire is prevention.  The FireSmart program can help you reduce the risk.  FireSmart.

Do you know what 'Urban Interface' is?  The term 'urban interface' describes an area where combustible wildland fuels are located adjacent to homes or other buildings.  To find out if your home will survive a wildfire, you can complete a 'Structure & Site Hazard Assessment' by visiting the following site:  Hazard Assessment.   Please visit the following link to learn how to make your home safe.

Did you know that every home should have shovels, rakes, axes, garden hoses, sprinklers and roof ladders to assist in suppressing wildfires.  Be prepared.

What can you do?  The FireSmart program outlines construction and landscaping techniques to help you reduce the risk of wildfire on your property and your community.  You can access the FireSmart manual online at www.bcwildfire.ca/Prevention.

 

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