South Galiano Fire Rescue

09/19/2026

Saturday September 19th:
Our current fire danger rating is EXTREME. All open burning is banned, including campfires. The 1pm shut down is in effect, with a fire watch during and 2 hours post work. Further restrictions go into place today, due to the length of time are rating has been extreme. See picture below listing further restrictions. Wild fire season is not over, please continue to follow restrictions.
Thank you.

09/18/2026

09/17/2026

Friday Sept.18th:
Hey Folks,
Our fire danger rating is on EXTREME. All open burning is banned. Campfires are banned. The 1pm shut down with a fire watch during and 2 hours post is required. Expect further restrictions to go into place on September 19th.
Thank you.

09/10/2026

Thursday Sept.10th
Our current fire danger rating is HIGH. All open burning is banned ( including campfires).The 1 pm shut down is in effect . A fire watch must occur during and 2 hours post machine work.
Thank you for continuing to help keep Galiano safe this fire season.

09/09/2026

Wednesday Sept.9th:
Our current fire danger rating is HIGH. The 1 pm shut down goes into effect today. A fire watch must occur during and 2 hours post machine work. Due to prolonged dry conditions, the campfire ban is back in effect, in addition to all other open burning.
Thank you for continuing to help keep Galiano safe this fire season.

09/08/2026

Continued High Risk Conditions bring restrictions to machine use. Please consult our website for more information. Additionally, the Fire Department is reinstating the campfire ban previously lifted by BC Wildfire. Thank you for your understanding of the risks and your observation of restrictions.

09/04/2026

Friday Sept.4th:
Our fire danger rating dropped to moderate yesterday afternoon. A 1 hour fire watch is required post machine work. All other machine use restrictions have been lifted. All open burning remains banned, except for campfires. -Campfires should not be used to burn yard waste.
-Dry seasoned firewood only in a safe and prepared site.
-Campfires must be extinguished with water to until cool to the touch.
Please remember to check daily for changes, here or on the website ( link in first comment) . Dry conditions could persist through the month. Please continue to be aware of restrictions.
Thank you.

09/03/2026

Thursday Sept.3rd:
As of yesterday afternoon our fire danger rating was still HIGH. We did receive some rain in the late afternoon and night that may lower our rating. We await a decision by Coastal Fire Service this afternoon. In the meantime consider the rating to be on HIGH. We have lifted the 1pm shut down for all but the following activities:
Mechanical land clearing
Mechanical brushing
Timber harvesting( including harvesting for firewood)
Milling
Disc Trenching
Blasting
Welding/cutting tools
Stump removal
Maintenance of commercial and private right of ways.
Thank you for helping to keep Galiano safe this fire season.

09/03/2026

Thursday Sept.3rd:
BC wildfire has lifted the ban on campfires in our area as of noon today. All other open burning ( including burn barrels) remains banned.
Yard waste must NOT be burned on campfires. Only dry seasoned firewood in a prepared and appropriate site,with ample water to put it out until cool to the touch. See picture below for size restrictions on campfires.
Please use extreme caution and common sense.
Thank you for helping to keep Galiano safe this fire season.

09/02/2026

Wednesday September 2nd:
We sure are hoping the forecasted rain for today comes to fruition and makes an impact, until that time our current fire danger rating remains on HIGH and the 1 pm shut down followed by 2 hours of fire watch restriction is in effect.A fire watch should occur throughout the machine work and 2 hours post machine work and requires access to ample water supply as well as at least one fire fighting tool (shovel) ,per person on sight.
All open burning including campfires remains banned.
Thank you for helping to keep Galiano safe this fire season.