Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning ramp up wildfire risk
5 temperature records were set Wednesday from northeastern B.C. to Vancouver Island
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5 temperature records were set Wednesday from northeastern B.C. to Vancouver Island
Fire activity in region increases, Cariboo Fire Centre moves to reduce risk of person-caused fires
Province already having its third worst fire season on record as July set to get drier and hotter
The B.C. Wildfire Service says as of noon on Friday, campfires will no longer be permitted in the Kamloops Fire Centre, an area that covers a large part of the southern Interior, while the service also warns of an uptick in lightning-induced wildfires later this week.
With the Northwest staring down the barrel of another heatwave, the Wildfire Service is set to ban campfires i...