Fire Safety

Fire Safety

On July 29, 2022 the District of Mackenzie Public Works department found an unattended fire at Morfee Lake - First Beach.

Reminder: Before you leave the area for any amount of time, your campfire MUST be fully extinguished. The ashes of your fire must be cool to the touch.

Report wildfires, unattended campfires or violations of regulations by calling *5555 on a cell or 1-800-663-5555 toll-free.

Campfire Rules

It is the persons’ responsibility to find out what areas have fire bans and restrictions and, before building a campfire in BC, there are rules that need to be adhered to. Failure to comply could result in hefty fines. To quote the BC Wildfire Service: “If a violation causes a wildfire, the person responsible may also be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.” A simple rule is: If the wind is strong enough to carry sparks to combustible material, don’t light a campfire.

The ‘dos’ of campfires:

• Use a designated campfire pit or construct a containment ring with rocks.
• Scrape down the dirt one metre around the fire area and remove flammable items, such as twigs, leaves and needles.
• Have at least 8 litres of water at hand and/or a shovel to properly extinguish it.
• Build the campfire no larger than 0.5 metres by 0.5 metres or approximately 19” x 19”.
• Never leave a campfire unattended.
• Properly extinguish it so ashes are cool to the touch.

Don't forget to obtain your residential BURNING PERMIT - Pursuant to Bylaw No. 1249

Please return your Burning Permit Applications to the District of Mackenzie Office at 1 Mackenzie Blvd or email a copy to Deputy Fire Chief Carty.