More B.C. campfire bans take effect amid wildfires and heat warnings

More campfire bans are being imposed as the fire danger rating rises along with temperatures in British Columbia.

Starting Thursday, campfires will be prohibited in the Kamloops Fire Centre area, where the majority of B.C.’s wildfires are currently burning.

The Ministry of Forests has also limited burning on Haida Gwaii to small fires no more than half a metre high, as the archipelago experiences uncommonly dry conditions.

The Kamloops Fire Centre covers the area from Blue River in the north to the U.S. border in the south, and from Bridge River in the west to the Monashee Mountains in the east,