Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Category 1 campfires will be prohibited within the Nakusp Fire Service Area. Please see the below map for the Fire Service Area boundaries.
Category 2 and Category 3 open fires are also currently prohibited throughout the province of British Columbia.
The following activities are also prohibited:
- Air curtain burners
- Carbonizers
- Fireworks as defined in the Fireworks Act of BC
- Binary exploding targets
- Burn barrels or burn cages or any size or description
- Controlled air incinerators
- Sky lanterns
- Wood fired hot tubs, wood fired pizza ovens, and other wood fired devices unless vented through a structure that has a flue and is incorporated in a building.
Anyone found in contravention of an open burning prohibition may be, by the Province of British Columbia, issued a violation ticket for $1,150, receive a penalty of up to $10,000 or be 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 by the Province to pay all firefighting and associated costs.
Stay Informed
Subscribe to the Village of Nakusp Voyent Alert! system to receive emergency notifications.
You can also subscribe to Village of Nakusp email notifications through our website for updates during wildfires and other events.
For more information on the current fire bans, please visit the British Columbia government website here.
