With hot and dry weather is in the forecast for the next several days, the B.C. Wildfire Service is reminding the public that all open burning, including campfires, remains prohibited in the entire Northwest Fire Centre, which includes 亚洲天堂 Lake.

The current wildfire risk in southern parts of the fire centre is 鈥渉igh鈥� to 鈥渆xtreme,鈥� and the provincial wildfire situation remains serious. Fire crews from throughout the province are being deployed to fight wildfires in the Cariboo and other parts of southern B.C.

鈥淎lthough sufficient firefighting resources remain in the Northwest Fire Centre to deal with current fire activity here, it is vital that B.C. Wildfire Service resources not be diverted to respond to unnecessary and preventable human-caused fires,鈥� says Olivia Pojar, fire information officer for the Northwest Fire Centre.

鈥淥pen fires, including campfires, present an unacceptable risk and detract from detection and response capabilities by increasing the number of false alarm smoke chases and nuisance fires.鈥�

Anyone found in contravention of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1150, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

To report a wildfire or open burning violation, call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.