Yearly Archives: 2018

Chief’s Update-August 15, 2018

NEWS RELEASE: The British Columbia government has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfire situation. It applies to the whole province and ensures federal, provincial and local resources can be delivered in a co-ordinated response to protect the public. "We're asking British Columbians to do their part and follow burning [...]

By |2018-08-15T19:07:41-07:00August 6th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-August 5, 2018

The Fire Danger Rating on Denman Island is EXTREME. A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect.  No fires of any kind. No Smoking in or near the forest. All High-Risk Activities are prohibited. If the activity you are considering creates an ignition source or any kind of a spark……please don’t do it. Ground patrols [...]

By |2018-08-05T16:06:37-07:00August 5th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-August 4, 2018

The Fire Danger Rating on Denman Island is EXTREME. A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect.  No fires of any kind. No Smoking in or near the forest. All High-Risk Activities are prohibited. If the activity you are considering creates an ignition source or any kind of a spark……please don’t do it. Ground patrols [...]

By |2018-08-04T19:51:48-07:00August 2nd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-August 1, 2018

The Fire Danger Rating on Denman Island is EXTREME. A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect.  No fires of any kind. No Smoking in or near the forest. All High-Risk Activities are prohibited. If the activity you are considering creates an ignition source or any kind of a spark……please don’t do it. Patrols will [...]

By |2018-08-01T14:43:18-07:00August 1st, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-July 31, 2018

The Fire Danger Rating on Denman Island is EXTREME. A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect.  No fires of any kind. No Smoking in or near the forest. All High-Risk Activities are prohibited. If the activity you are considering creates an ignition source or any kind of a spark……please don’t do it. Patrols will [...]

By |2018-07-31T13:56:07-07:00July 31st, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-July 30, 2018

The Fire Danger Rating on Denman Island is EXTREME. A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect.  No fires of any kind. No Smoking in or near the forest. All High-Risk Activities are prohibited. If the activity you are considering creates an ignition source or any kind of a spark……please don’t do it.

By |2018-07-30T07:33:31-07:00July 30th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-July 29, 2018

A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect on Denman Island. What does that mean? No campfires. No Beach Fires. No fires of any kind. CVRD Parks department has implemented a No Smoking Ban.  What does that mean? Added to the current smoking ban in public forests on the island, it means don’t smoke in the [...]

By |2018-07-29T16:24:01-07:00July 29th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-July 28, 2018

A Complete and Total FIRE BAN is in effect on Denman Island. What does that mean? No campfires. No Beach Fires. No fires of any kind. CVRD Parks department has implemented a No Smoking Ban.  What does that mean? Added to the current smoking ban in public forests on the island, it means don’t smoke in [...]

By |2018-07-28T15:32:20-07:00July 28th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-July 27, 2018

A Complete fire ban is in effect on Denman Island. What does that mean? No campfires. No Beach Fires. No fires of any kind. CVRD Parks department will be implementing a smoking ban in CVRD Parks effective today at 10:00 am What does that mean? Added to the current smoking ban in public forests on [...]

By |2018-07-27T20:19:14-07:00July 27th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Chief’s Update-July 26, 2018

Yesterday at approximately 1415 hours, Denman Island Fire Rescue responded to a large fast-moving brush fire on Swan Road. At my request, Coastal Fire Centre immediately launched a helicopter with a 3-man IA crew. Fortunately, despite gusting winds off Lambert Channel, DIFR crews where able to quickly contain the blaze and the helicopter was used [...]

By |2018-07-26T19:37:06-07:00July 26th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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