IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
August 4, 2017
NOTICE OF RESTRICTIONS
Whereas,
Extreme fire danger exists within parts of Idaho, herein after described;
NOW
THEREFORE, under the authority vested in me under Section 38-115, Idaho Code,
and the Rules Pertaining to Forest Fire Protection, I hereby direct the
following Stage I Fire Restriction measures to apply to all state and private
managed lands in the following areas outside of incorporated city limits as
described below:
Grangeville
Fire Restriction Area, Zone 1 –Riverbreaks:
The western
boundary predominately follows the Snake River.
The northern
extent follows the southern edge of the IDL Ponderosa Forest Protective
District; Hwy 12; the Clearwater/Idaho County line; and Lolo Creek until it
meets the western boundary of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
boundary. The western extent continues south along the National Forest
property. The southern extent includes a 2-7-mile-wide dogleg that buffers Hwy
95 from Slate Creek to Gotzinger.
For a detailed map,
showing all Idaho Fire Restriction Areas, visit:
The
following acts are prohibited until further notice:
1. Building, maintaining, attending, or
using a fire, campfire, or stove fire except within a designated recreation
site or on their own land and only within an owner-provided fire structure (see
definition).
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed
vehicle, building, or designated recreation site, or while stopped in an area
at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable
materials.
DEFINITIONS:
Designated Recreation
Site: A recreation area
that has been improved and designated by sign as a privately-owned commercial
campground, tribal, or agency-owned campground, picnic area, or trail head.
Owner-Provided Fire
Structure: A permanent
metal or concrete improvement specifically designed for the purpose of
containing a campfire or cooking fire, provided by the agency or landowner,
with a clearance of ten feet on all sides that is free of any flammable
vegetation. This does not include a
metal fire pan.
EXEMPTIONS:
1.
Persons
with a written permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited
act.
2.
Persons
using a fire solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels. Such devices, including propane campfires,
may be used only in an area cleared of flammable material.
3.
Private
landowners using charcoal (disposed of properly) or propane barbecues on their
own lands.
4.
Persons
conducting activities in those designated areas where the activity is
specifically authorized by written, posted notice.
5.
Any
federal, state, or local officer or member of an organized rescue or
firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
For additional information
on restrictions in a specific area, please contact the local land management
office.
An
exemption does not absolve an individual or organization from liability or
responsibility for any fire started by the exempted activity.
These
restrictions shall be in full force and effect from 0001 hours, Wednesday,
August 9, 2017 until this order is otherwise rescinded.
David A.
Groeschl, State Forester
Idaho
Department of Lands
