Campfires permitted again in certain Quebec regions [Video]

The return of rain, after several days of hot weather, prompted the Natural Resources and Forestry Ministry to lift the ban on open fires in and around forests in certain regions, as of 8 a.m. Saturday.

The decision to modify the territory affected by this ban was made in collaboration with the Quebec forest fire prevention agency (SOPFEU), due to the precipitation that fell on the west and south of the province.

On Tuesday, the ministry imposed the ban in a dozen regions, affected in whole or in part, to prevent forest fires from starting in a context where hot weather was leading to an “extreme” fire risk.

The ban on open fires has been lifted in the Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentians, Lanaudière and Mauricie regions, which were affected by the initial advisory.

The ban is maintained for the affected areas of Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie.

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