Wildfire fines issued for discarded cigarettes

emergency · September 2023 · Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich

The article reports that two drivers on southern Vancouver Island were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act for discarding burning cigarettes. It also reports brush and mulch fires attributed to discarded cigarettes and warns that people may be liable for firefighting and associated costs if their smoking causes a wildfire.

Sources

• “Both were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act” — The Islands Grapevine – September 7th, 2023 (September 7th, 2023)

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