# Source package — Hope campfire-ban Instagram Reel

Built: 2026-08-24
Site: NewsForBC
Original Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcapmIRzxy2/?igsi=dmF6aXdyMDMwNTA0
Extractor ID: DcapmIRzxy2
Uploader shown by extractor: United Conservative Movement
Duration:  seconds
Like/comment counts captured by extractor: 17022 likes / 660 comments

Captured media:
- instagram-reel.mp4
- instagram-reel-thumbnail.jpg
- frame-contact-sheet.jpg
- transcript-faster-whisper-base.txt
- yt-dlp stdout/stderr/return code

What the Reel shows/says:
- The video shows a smoking cooking fire/grill with food and a discussion about a fire ban, charcoal and propane.
- The transcript includes: “no charcoal,” “the only thing you’re allowed to use is propane,” and “No camp fires at all.”
- The frame contact sheet shows a cooking fire/smoke; it does not independently show a clearly readable official sign.
- The Instagram caption alleges the scene was in Hope, B.C. and uses anti-immigrant/deportation framing. The article does not endorse that framing.

Official context captured:
- B.C. Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions page, last updated Aug. 22, 2026.
- B.C. Open fire and safer burning page, last updated June 23, 2026.
- BCWS says people must check BCWS prohibitions and local-government bylaws before lighting any fire.
- BCWS lists potential penalties for contravening open-fire prohibitions: $1,150 ticket, possible $10,000 administrative penalty, court fines up to $100,000 and/or jail; if the fire contributes to a wildfire, up to $1 million and up to 3 years, plus costs.
- BCWS open-burning page says to report illegal open fires on Crown land through RAPP, and call 9-1-1 for illegal fires in a local fire department jurisdiction.