Ignorance to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 campfire ban has landed three local youth in hot water.

RCMP and Coldstream Fire Department were called out shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday night to a spot approximately one kilometre in on the Okanagan Rail Trail.

91裸聊视频淭here were three males having a campfire,91裸聊视频� said fire chief David Sturgeon, adding that alcohol was also involved.

Each of the males, believed to be local residents, were issues $1,150 tickets for failure to comply with the fire ban.

91裸聊视频淚t sounded like they weren91裸聊视频檛 too cooperative in the beginning. They didn91裸聊视频檛 seem too remorseful.91裸聊视频�

The three males, in their late teens or early 20s, claimed their fire was small.

But with dry grass and houses in the area, it wouldn91裸聊视频檛 take much for a spark to spread and cause devastation.

91裸聊视频淣o fire doesn91裸聊视频檛 mean have a small fire,91裸聊视频� said Sturgeon.

91裸聊视频淚f your fire had taken off, even unintentionally, it91裸聊视频檚 a $1 million dine right now and potentially time in jail. Is a campfire really worth it?91裸聊视频�

While RCMP have greater authority, in Coldstream there is zero tolerance and first offences result in a $200 fine.

91裸聊视频淚f we get called out again you get charged all the trucks and manpower,91裸聊视频� said Sturgeon of the $500-$1,000/hour cost per truck.

He said it91裸聊视频檚 only happened once in his time with the department, where a $6,000 bill was issued.