Effective at noon on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, with the exception of the “Fog Zone”.

Effective at noon on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited in the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

Effective at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, all open fires will be permitted across the Coastal Fire Centre's jurisdiction, due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

Until further notice, the Phelix Creek Forest Service Road is closed from the Blackwater Lake Road junction to protect public safety and to allow free access to wildfire crews.

Effective at noon on Thursday, Aug. 28, campfires will once again be permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre's jurisdiction.

Weather conditions are forcing smoke from wildfires in the interior of British Columbia to the coast, producing smoky skies on northern Vancouver Island and the mainland's central coast.

Effective at noon on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, campfires will once again be allowed within the Fraser Fire Zone (most of the Lower Fraser Valley) of the Coastal Fire Centre.

New mobile radio channels for forestry workers and other resource road users will take effect beginning Aug. 23, 2014, on Vancouver Island and parts of the South Coast.