Port Moody Fire Rescue has joined the Coastal Fire Centre in announced an open fire burning restriction in the city starting at noon June 27.
Campfires are prohibited, as are barbecues in city parks that require the use of charcoal briquettes or wood, tiki torches, fireworks, firecrackers and sky lanterns.
As well, smoking is not permitted in Moody parks at any time.
In a press release Friday, PoMo Fire Chief Remo Faedo said the burning restrictions are needed to reduce the chance of accidental fires in both wooded and urban areas.
“Right now, our forests are drier than usual and our weather is warmer than usual," he said in the release. "This combination creates a higher risk for accidental fires.”
Port Moody Fire Rescue maintains a four-step fire hazard rating with signs displayed at the northwest corner of Ioco Road and Murray Street (the former fire hall site). This rating is now “high” and the open fire burning ban will remain in effect until there is significant rainfall in the region.
• For more information on the Coastal Fire Centre ban, visit http://bcwildfire.ca/aboutus/organization/coastal/.
