Campfires: advised caution

Campfires: advised caution

With the hot weather forecast in the coming days causing favourable conditions for drying vegetation, the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) is asking residents to be more cautious during their stay in the forest. Saying: a “badly extinguished campfires could easily spread in dry conditions”. Some of the municipalities in the north of the Outaouais have already been issued a fire band such as the municipality of Otter Lake or Thorne in the north of the Pontiac. For more information on fire prevention and regulations, visit sopfeu.qc.ca