Firewood Administration

The B.C. government administers firewood cutting on Crown land and members of the public who wish to cut must have authorization from each Natural Resource District where they intend to cut.

Special Forest Products (SFP) are the forest products designated by regulation under section 1 of the Forest Act. It includes firewood and other products such as cants, shakes, woodchips, and hogged tree material. Section 94.1 of the Forest Act allow the manufacturing timber into a SFP and scaling instead of in log form and the transportation of the SFP.

• Commercial Firewood Admin Guide (PDF, 307KB)
• Personal Use (Free Use Permit) Firewood Admin Guide (PDF, 270KB)
• Special Forest Product Admin Guide (PDF, 269KB)

For more information regarding commercial firewood operations, please contact local Natural Resource District Office.

For more information regarding personal firewood cutting and how to apply, please visit the Firewood Permits page.