Effective immediately, all campfires in the District of Squamish are banned, even if under 50 centimetres in diameter, and even if a current permit exists.
The campfire ban will remain in effect until further notice.
Dry weather conditions and the ongoing emergency response to the Magee Road Fire in the Upper Squamish Valley have prompted the ban, district said.
All current permits are suspended until the ban is lifted, and no new permits will be issued.
However, this prohibition does not apply to CSA-rated or ULC-rated cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel as long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres.
Citizens are asked to contact Squamish Fire Rescue at 604.898.9666 for further information, or 911 to report a fire.
Nancy C Moore says
If there is a fire ban on , as there should be, why are gas stations still selling fire wood bundles. I saw a couple obviously going camping with two bundles of fire wood and two bundles of ice I told them there is a fire ban on and they responded that they knew that.
Bill says
@nancy
Once you drive past the Squamish Nations residential area and head up the FSR )Squamish Valley) it is no longer the district of Squamish. There is only a campfire ban in the District Of Squamish itself, ie the town etc. Currently there is zero campfire bans in BC , as per the Provincial Government webpage. People are camping outside of the District Of Squamish.