Category 2 Fire Ban Rescinded as of Thursday, July 30, 2026

Effective at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 30, 2026, throughout the Northwest Fire Centre, which includes Coast Mountain Forest District, Skeena Stikine Forest District, and Nadina Forest District, the Category 2 fire ban has been lifted. The Category 3 ban remains in place until further notice. Current prohibitions also do not affect Category 1 (campfires) that are a half-metre high by half-metre wide or smaller.

A Category 2 open fire burn is a fire that burns:

• Material in pile not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width.
• Material that concurrently in 2 piles, each not exceeding 2 metres in width.
• Subble or grass over an area that does not exceed 0.2 hectares (2,000 square metres)

A Category 3 open fire burn is a fire that burns:

• Materials concurrently in 3 or more piles, each not exceeding 2 metres in height and 3 metres in width.
• Materials in one or more piles, each exceeding 2 metres in height or 3 metres in width.
• One or more windrows, not exceeding 200 metres in length or 15 metres in width.
• Stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 hectares (2,000 square metres)

For more information on the prohibitions coming to the Northwest Fire Centre, including a full list of prohibited activities, please view the BC Wildfire Service news bulletin.

According to the BC Wildfire Service, this season, the approach to Category 2 and 3 fire bans will be more responsive to current weather conditions rather than relying on blanket bans throughout the summer, regardless of fire danger indices. While this may result in more frequent changes, it reflects a more science-based and risk-informed approach. The City of Terrace follows the direction of the Northwest Fire Region. For more information on open burning, including a description of each category of burn, please visit the Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions page.