AGENCY NEWS
Sharla Arledge (IDL)- 208-334-0286
Kelsey Brizendine (BLM)- 208-732-7315
Julie Thomas (Forest)-208-737-3200
Fire managers remove
Stage One Fire Restrictions
Cooler
temperatures and rainfall reduce threat of wildfire
Shoshone, Idaho- Effective Thursday, Oct. 1 at
12:01 a.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Twin Falls District and the Sawtooth National Forest will remove the Stage One
Fire Restrictions in areas of Camas, Blaine and
parts of Custer counties located in the Sawtooth North Zone.
Sawtooth North Zone includes all Sawtooth National
Forest, Twin Falls District and Idaho State lands north of Highway 20 to the
northernmost Sawtooth National Forest boundary, and from Hill City east to
Craters of the Moon National
Monument Park Visitor Center. The Stage One Fire Restrictions that were put
into effect Aug. 1, 2020, within the Raft River division of the Sawtooth
National Forest in northern Utah will remain in place.
Lifting the restrictions means
the public is free to build a campfire, use a charcoal barbecue, or smoke
outside of designated campgrounds and recreation sites. However, fire managers would like to remind the public that the
accidental start of a wildfire can still be devastating. Be alert and be aware.
Follow these tips to help prevent wildfire:
o
NEVER leave a campfire
unattended.
o
Keep water, dirt and a shovel
near your fire at all times.
o
Make sure your fire is dead
out and cold to the touch before you leave it.
o
Never use fireworks, exploding
targets or tracer rounds on or near public land.
The BLM Fire Prevention Order remains in effect for all
BLM-managed lands within Idaho. This order prohibits discharging, using or
possessing fireworks, discharging a firearm using incendiary, steel core or
tracer ammunition, or burning, igniting or causing to burn explosive material,
including exploding targets.
Together for Idaho, we
can keep the Magic and Wood River Valleys
safe from wildfires. For more information on wildfire prevention, up-to-date
fire information and resources on becoming Firewise, visit:
www.idahofireinfo.com.
