15/08/2025
We know, it's raining, and more is expected through the weekend🌧️ But ALL fires remain absolutely prohibited until October 30th, 2025🚫
Did you know it can take up to two weeks of steady rain to saturate dry forests sufficiently to dampen the fire risk?🌲 The overhead canopy may get plenty of water from short periods of rain, but it takes quite a while longer for that moisture to trickle down and make the understory damp enough to resist combustion🔥
Did you also know that embers from even the smallest fire can travel on the wind?🌪️ So even if you think your fire is far from anything that could burn🪵 you may walk away afterward without noticing the spark that's set grass alight fifty feet away💥
Vancouver Island is already experiencing enormously destructive wildfires Don't let a little rain fool you into making it worse for your community and your bank account☔️
Anyone who observes or discovers any fire whilst the prohibition is imposed should call 911 immediately so that resources can attend as soon as possible🚓🚒
Thank you, and please share🚨
