The Cariboo Fire Centre is encouraging the public to exercise caution when doing any outdoor burning this spring.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning a series of controlled burns near Chimney Lake and Felker Lake between April 7 and mid-May 2014, weather conditions permitting.

Smoke and flames from a prescribed burn may be visible north of the Village of Clinton and west of Highway 97 from April 1-11, 2014.

During these cold autumn nights, people often light their wood stoves or fireplaces to keep warm. But do they know where their firewood came from? Was it legally harvested?

The Wildfire Management Branch, in conjunction with BC Parks, will be conducting a series of prescribed burns in the Churn Creek Protected Area between Oct. 21 and Oct. 31, 2013, weather permitting.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations advises that prescribed burning will take place in several areas west and south of Williams Lake between Oct. 17 and Oct. 31, 2013, weather conditions permitting.

Fall is the perfect time for B.C. homeowners to reduce wildfire threats to their property by completing a FireSmart assessment and removing flammable debris from their yards.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations advises that prescribed burning is planned for several areas west and south of Williams Lake between Sept. 24 and Oct. 31, weather conditions permitting.

Users of off-road vehicles, including ATV riders, are reminded to obey recreational use restrictions currently in effect in the Yanks Peak and Eureka Peak sub-alpine areas east of Williams Lake.