# BC Wildfire Service bulletin summary

- Captured: 2026-09-01T06:47:44-07:00
- Official bulletin: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/category-1-campfire-prohibition-to-be-rescinded-in-the-southeast-fire-centre-2/
- WP JSON endpoint: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?slug=category-1-campfire-prohibition-to-be-rescinded-in-the-southeast-fire-centre-2
- Bulletin date: 2026-08-31T15:50:27
- Bulletin title: Category 1 campfire prohibition to be rescinded in the Southeast Fire Centre

## Key official facts extracted

- Effective at 12:00 noon Pacific Time on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Category 1 campfires are permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre.
- BCWS describes the Southeast Fire Centre bulletin area as including the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District.
- BCWS says current and forecast conditions, recent precipitation and improved overnight recoveries reduced the need to prohibit campfires in the Southeast.
- As of September 1, 2026, Category 2 open fires and Category 3 open fires remain prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre.
- Restricted activities/equipment listed in the bulletin include air curtain burners, carbonizers, fireworks, binary exploding targets, burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description, and controlled air incinerators.
- The Southeast Fire Centre restrictions page also lists sky lanterns, wood-fired devices unless vented through a structure with a flue and incorporated in a building, and recreational ORV operation on Crown land among additional restricted activities/equipment.
- The bulletin says the prohibition applies outside municipal boundaries, to specified Crown/public land categories inside municipal boundaries, and to all lands in the Villages of Slocan and Silverton.
- BCWS warns that municipalities, regional districts, improvement districts, First Nations and BC Parks/local authorities may have their own restrictions.

## Editorial caveat

This is an official prevention/restriction update, not an evacuation order, road closure, wildfire boundary update, return-home clearance or cause/arson finding.