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Northwest campfire ban lifted

The campfire ban for the Northwest Fire Centre has been rescinded.

Fire information Officer Haley Williams says the rain this weekend have cooled things down.

“Going into the weekend we were looking at fire danger ratings of high to extreme in areas with fairly high wind speeds, it was quite gusty across the area. Then on Saturday night and Sunday we got a huge amount of precipitation which dropped the danger ratings down to low to moderate.”

However, open burning bans remain in effect for Category two fires; open burns, fireworks, burning barrels, sky lanterns, air curtain burners & exploding binary targets.

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