Cigarette litter linked to fires and fines

emergency · Summer 2023 · Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich

The issue reported that two drivers on southern Vancouver Island were each ticketed $575 for discarding lit cigarettes, and that discarded cigarettes caused a brush fire and a bark-mulch fire. BC Wildfire Service warned that people may be liable for firefighting costs if discarded smoking materials cause or contribute to a wildfire.

Sources

• “Both were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act “for dropping, releasing or mishandling a burning substance.”” — The Islands Grapevine – September 7th, 2023 (September 7th, 2023)

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