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Stage 1 fire restrictions going in effect |
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August 1, 2017 |
With the threat of wildfire danger increasing
rapidly in northern Idaho, local land management
agencies will implement Stage 1 Fire
Restrictions on all lands within the Coeur
d’Alene Dispatch area beginning at 11:59 p.m.
Thursday,
August 3.
Fire restrictions are intended to decrease the
chance of any preventable fires in the
designated areas.
Stage 1 fire restrictions will be in effect,
until further notice, in the Coeur d’Alene Fire
Restriction Area, which includes all state,
federal, and private forestland and rangeland in
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Shoshone,
and Latah Counties.
This also includes public lands in Washington
and Montana that are administered by the Idaho
Panhandle National Forests. These restrictions
are being implemented by agencies managing or
providing wildland fire protection in the area,
including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Idaho Department of
Lands (IDL), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Under the Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, the
following acts are prohibited on state and
federally managed or protected lands, roads, and
trails:
* Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire or stove
fire except within a designated recreation site
in a permanent concrete or metal fire ring, or
on their own land, and only within an
owner-provided structure.
* 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.
The following are exemptions to the Stage 1 Fire
Restrictions:
* Firewood cutting restrictions are not in place at this time. Firewood
cutters are reminded to comply with the fire
precaution terms and conditions of their permit.
* ersons with a written permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise
prohibited act.
* Persons using fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or liquid
petroleum gas (LPG) fuels. Such devices,
including propane campfires, may be used only in
an area cleared of flammable material.
* Persons conducting activities in those designated areas where the
activity is specifically authorized by written
posted notice.
* Any federal, state or local officer or member of an organized rescue or
firefighting force in the performance of an
official duty.
* All land within a city boundary is exempted.
* Other exemptions unique to each agency.
With the extreme temperatures the region is
experiencing, fire managers are asking the
public to be extra cautious when spending time
in the outdoors.
As a reminder, fireworks are prohibited on state
and private forestland and rangeland, and on
public lands, roads, and trails in Idaho during
closed fire season May 10 through October 20.
Possession and/or use of fireworks is always
prohibited on federal public lands.
Please visit
http://www.idahofireinfo.com/p/fire-restrictions.html
for a detailed map and current information
regarding fire restrictions or contact the local
land management office. |
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