Campfire Bans and Extreme Fire Hazard

Be FireSmart and protect your property from wildfire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, May 12, 2021 

A FireSmart Westside is a safer community.

We live in a region susceptible to wildfires; so West Kelowna Fire Rescue is calling on City of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation residents to take FireSmart action today to better protect your families and your homes in the event of a wildfire.

FireSmart homes and neighbourhoods allow firefighters to concentrate on fighting the wildfire, which ultimately saves more homes and lives. West Kelowna and...

Wildfire mitigation work on Mount Boucherie requires temporary trail closures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Picturesque Mt. Boucherie, in the centre of our community, will be the focus of wildfire mitigation work this month. The City must temporarily close trails as crews work from east of the arenas and City Hall moving west to the Rush Trailhead.

Crews began working this week on the northern slopes of Mount Boucherie on Crown land located east of Jim Lind Arena and Royal LePage Place. The work will involve the pruning of low lying branches, thinning the tree...

Open Burning Permits Required

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From the Regional District of Central OkanaganSeptember 29, 2020

Starting October, 1, open burning permits will be available for eligible Central Okanagan property owners from their local fire service.*

Permits will be issued to those who qualify and meet the requirements of local fire protection bylaws.  If necessary, each fire jurisdiction enforces its own bylaw regulations.

Those eligible to burn within the four Central Okanagan East or Central Okanagan West electoral...

Campfire Ban Ends for most Central Okanagan areas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From the Regional District of Central Okanagan

May 14, 2020

Effective immediately, wood burning campfires are allowed again in many Central Okanagan areas.  Campfires are not permitted at any time within the City of Kelowna. 

The campfire ban within most local government fire jurisdictions in the Central Okanagan has been in place since April 3 to support public health efforts to reduce sources of air pollution including open burning.  The decision to allow wood...

Open Burning and Campfires Banned

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From the Regional District of Central OkanaganApril 15, 2020

Open burning season has officially come to an early end in the Central Okanagan.  The April 3 ban across the region also continues for all wood-burning campfires.

Local fire departments across the Central Okanagan remind everyone that illegal burning including campfires not only impacts the health of others but requires fire department resources which increases the physical distancing health risks of responding...