Despite an announcement that the campfire ban in the Kamloops Fire Centresa国际传媒攚hich includes the Central Okanagansa国际传媒攚as lifted at noon on Friday, the Central Okanagan Regional District says that is not the case in its jurisdiction.

sa国际传媒淐entral Okanagan fire chiefs have not lifted the ban on campfires currently in place in the Regional District of Central Okanagan due to continued high fire hazard ratings,sa国际传媒� said the regional district in a release issued Friday afternoon.

The ban, put in place July 26, remains in effect until further notice in local government jurisdictions of the regional district, including Kelowna,Lake Country, West Kelowna, Peachland, the Westbank First Nation and the regional district electoral areas of Central Okanagan East and West, said the RDCO.

Violators could be fined and charged with the cost of fire department response to a burning complaint.

Related: Campfire ban in Kamloops Fire Centre to be lifted noon Friday

On Friday, provincial fire information officer Brenna Ward told Black Press the decision to lift the ban in the Kamloops Fire Centre was made after considering sa国际传媒渕ore seasonal fallsa国际传媒� weather trendssa国际传媒攍ower temperatures and higher humidity.

sa国际传媒淚 think people are looking forward to the ban being lifted, especially as we head into hunting season,sa国际传媒� she said.

While the campfire ban was lifted in soem areas of the the fire centre, a ban on open firessa国际传媒攂urning materials, grass or stubblesa国际传媒攔emains in effect.

In the Central Okanagan, residents are encouraged to report illegal burning by calling the regional fire dispatch centre at 250-469-8577 and if they see smoke call 9-1-1.

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