Lands & Resources Forestry Department

July 17, 2024

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, Category 1 campfire prohibition will be put into effect for the Nisga’a Lands.

NLG LANDS DIRECTOR – Effective at 12:00 (noon) Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, July 19, 2024, Category 1 campfires will be prohibited across the Nisga’a Lands.

This campfire prohibition will prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

Specifically, prohibited activities that would constitute a Category 1 campfire which include;

• Burns material in one pile no larger than 0.5 metre in height and 0.5 metre in width, and
• Is lit, fueled or used
  • By any person for a recreational purpose, or
  • By a First Nation for a ceremonial purpose.

In addition to open fires prohibited, the following activities and equipment are also restricted.

• Fireworks, including firecrackers,
• Sky lanterns,
• Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description,
• Binary exploding targets,
• Air curtain burners,
• Tiki and similar kind of torches, and
• Chimineas.

This prohibition does not include the use of outdoor stoves. As per the Wildfire Regulations, an outdoor stove is a CSA-rated or ULC-rated device used outdoors for cooking, heat or ambiance that burns charcoal briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, and has a flame height that is less than 15 centimeters tall.

The prohibition does not apply within the village lands boundaries serviced by a volunteer fire department. This prohibition will remain in place until 12:00 (noon), September 15, 2024, or until the public is otherwise notified.

Mansell Griffin, Director of Lands and Resources
Email: mansellg@nisgaanation.ca