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FOREST FIRE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION REGULATION

Schedule 5

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SCHEDULE 5
[am. B.C. Reg. 6/98, s. 20.]
RESTRICTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
(section 20 (1))

Column 1
Fire Danger
Class (DGR)
Column 2
Risk
Classification
Column 3

Restriction

Column 4

Duration

III (moderate) A or B After 3 consecutive days of DGR III maintain a fire watch after work for 1 hour Until the fire danger class falls below DGR III
IV (high) A Maintain a fire watch after work for 1 hour

After 3 consecutive days of DGR IV or greater, cease activity between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time each day
Until the fire danger class falls below DGR III

Until the fire danger class falls to DGR III for 2 consecutive days, or until the fire danger class falls to DGR II or DGR I
B Maintain a fire watch after work for 1 hour Until the fire danger falls below DGR III
V (extreme) A Maintain a fire watch after work for 1 hour

After 2 consecutive days of DGR V, cease all activity all day
Until the fire danger class falls below DGR III

Until the fire danger class falls below DGR V, then resume the activity except between the hours of 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time, or until the fire danger class falls to DGR III
B Maintain a fire watch after work for 1 hour

After 3 consecutive days, cease activity between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time each day
Until the fire danger class falls below DGR III

Until the fire danger class falls to DGR IV for 3 consecutive days, or until the fire danger class falls to DGR III