The North Cloudburst Mountain wildfire, which was discovered on Aug 3, has officially been called out.
BC Wildfire crews declared it out on Sept. 2.
At one point, the human-caused blaze reached 8.27 hectares.
Effective Friday, Sept. 3 at noon, the provincial campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre region, which includes Squamish, was lifted except for in the South Vancouver Island resource district.
The District of Squamish also lifted its ban.
Campfires within the District are only allowed with a residential campfire permit on private property. No campfires are permitted on public lands within the District of Squamish boundary.
Since April 1, there have been 1,578 wildfires in B.C., which have burned 866,814 hectares, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
In 2020, there were 670 fires that burned 14,536 hectares and cost the province $193.7 million.
Over the last decade, on average, 42% of wildfires are human-caused and 58% are lightning-caused.
For up-to-date information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories call 1 888 3-FOREST (1 888 336-7378)
