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 Thursday, July 1, 2021

ACTION ALERT: Fire Restrictions & Closures (July 2021)

Information on current state restrictions due to potential fires

by KEVIN HOAGLAND

ACTION ALERT: Fire Restrictions & Closures (July 2021)
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Understanding fire restrictions:
 

Fire restrictions are classified in stages. Below is a list of the Federally and State used Stage Restrictions

Stage 1 Restrictions

Stage 2 Restrictions

Stage 3 Closure

1. No open fires of any kind except within established public facilities in improved campgrounds, picnic areas. -OR- In permanently constructed fire pits at private homes where running water is present.
2. No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area that is paved or free from dry vegetation.
3. No fireworks, tracer ammunition or other pyrotechnic devices including exploding targets.
4. No cutting, welding or grinding metal in areas of dry vegetation.
5. No operating a motorcycle, chainsaw, ATV, or other small internal combustion engine without an approved and working spark arrestor.

NO OPEN FIRES OF ANY KIND (compressed or liquid gas grills, stoves, firepits with a shutoff valve ARE ALLOWED with proper clearance of flammable materials.)
-PLUS-
All of the restricted activities listed under “Stage 1”

During Stage 3, or “Forest Closure” Public Entry is prohibited due to extreme fire danger.
National Forest may close specific areas or entire forest. Whenever a closure is implemented, the public cannot enter any National Forest lands, roads, or trails.

 

Current Mineral Entry States Fire Restrictions.

These are links to agencies across the Mineral Entry States that are updated as new information is made available.

For all current fire information (not restrictions) InciWeb. This data base is the most used for researching current fire conditions and is updated daily or in cases of encroachment to populated areas hourly.  

 

InciWeb- Incident Information System
list all 2021 fires (contained and still active)

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
View all Activity for 2021.
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/accessible-view/
Table of Incidents of all fires. Active fires top then descending.

 

Arizona

Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (State Trust Lands)
https://dffm.az.gov/fire-restrictions

 

"I spoke with a ASLD spokesperson on 06/30/2021 to better understand the question of Ingress and egress across Arizona State Trust Lands. This is what I was able to discover from the conversation." (Kevin Hoagland)

 

INGRESS/EGRESS THROUGH ARIZONA STATE TRUST LAND


You may drive any registered motor vehicle through existing Federal, State or County mapped, named, and/or numbered public roads that crosses AZ State Trust Land for ingress or egress only.
Due to the closure of State Trust Land statewide, you cannot use State Trust Land for any recreational activity at this time. The closure includes those holding a current Arizona State Land Department Recreation Permit. Currently these permits are not being issued. 

 

BLM (scroll this page for all regulations and full closures)
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/arizona/fire-restrictions

USFS (This link leads to AZCentral. Com.) They have listed all regulations in one spot for USFS
https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2021/05/06/current-fire-restrictions-arizona-2021/4976489001/
 

California

CAL FIRE
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/

BLM (use the Fires Restrictions map (right side panel) to locate your area
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/california/fire-restrictions

USFS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/lpnf/home/?cid=stelprdb5193333

 

Colorado

Colorado State Forest Service
https://csfs.colostate.edu/wildfire-mitigation/current-wildfire-information-fire-restrictions/

BLM
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-information/colorado/rocky-mountain-district

USFS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5370444
 

Idaho

State-BLM-USFA Information
http://www.idahofireinfo.com/p/fire-restrictions.html

 

Montana/Dakotas BLM Fire

Montana-North Dakota-South Dakota – See right side bar for “CURRENT FIRE RESTRICTIONS”
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-information/montana-dakotas

 

NevadaAll agencies listed on this page.

https://www.nevadafireinfo.org/restrictions-and-closures

 

New Mexico

State
https://nmfireinfo.com/information/fire-restrictions-on-state-and-private-lands/

BLM
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/new-mexico/fire-restrictions

USFS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/santafe/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprd3802009&width=full


Oregon & Washington

State Oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx

State Washington
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/burn-restrictions

BLM Oregon & Washington
https://www.blm.gov/orwafire

Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch
http://bmidc.org/restrictions.shtml
 

UTAH

State
https://utahfireinfo.gov/active-fire-restriction-documents/
Additional Utah Regulations        https://ffsl.utah.gov/fire/

BLM – See right sidebars for all current closures and restrictions.
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/utah

USFS
Southwest Region https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/dixie/home/?cid=fseprd582859&width=full


Wyoming

State listing has links to all federal public lands below map
https://wsfd.wyo.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions

 

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1 comments on article "ACTION ALERT: Fire Restrictions & Closures (July 2021)"

Craig Hoppe

9/11/2021 1:01 AM

This is the worst year to be a member. Sorry for all those who lost there homes but no prospecting this year and I won't join next. Can't afford to waste my money

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