Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area moving to Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Hot and dry weather conditions have recently continued to cure both live and dead fuels across the landscape in north-central Idaho prompting a decision amongst interagency land managers to implement Fire Restrictions for the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area.

Fire Wardens and Fire Management Officers from the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management, Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protection Association, and the Forest Service have collectively decided to implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area. See the map here: https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/ (Note that the latest restrictions will show on the map after the start of Stage 1.)

State Fire Restrictions apply to all federal, state, state endowment, private forestlands, and rangelands within the designated area.

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Saturday, July 20. The following acts are prohibited until further notice:

The overall intent of implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions is to communicate the increasing risk of wildland fires starting. Fire season has been underway across most of the Western United States for the last couple of weeks and firefighting resources can get stretched thin quickly this time of year. Awareness of fire danger and diligence with fire safety can help reduce the number of accidental human starts, which in turn, is the best way that everyone can help with the overall wildland fire effort.

With the high temperatures the region is experiencing, fire managers are asking the public to be extra cautious when spending time outdoors. As a reminder, fireworks are prohibited on all federal, state, and private forestland and rangeland, and on public lands, roads, and trails in Idaho during closed fire season (May 10 through Oct. 20.)

Please visit https://www.idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/fire-restrictions-finder/ for a detailed map and current information regarding fire restrictions, or contact the local land management office.