ELKO – Fire restrictions will decrease in northeast Nevada on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on public lands and unincorporated private lands in Elko, Lander, and Eureka Counties.
Public lands: Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Elko County Fire Protection District.
Interagency fire managers emphasize that the potential for large and rapid-growth wildfires remains. “Residents and visitors should remain vigilant and continue to recreate responsibly to prevent wildfires,” said Matt Murphy, Elko District Fire Management Officer. “Half of Nevada’s wildfires are human caused, so it’s important people understand their role in fire safety.”
The public can visit NevadaFireInfo.org for information on preparedness, prevention, continuing restrictions, and current fire activity.
Decreased
restrictions allow:
• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire (wood, charcoal, or any other material), campfire, or -stove fire.
• Smoking.
• Welding, metal grinding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame.
Other fire restrictions remain in place
Be aware that year-round restrictions remain in effect, the above activities (and others) remain restricted in other parts of Nevada, and restrictions may vary slightly across agencies. See NevadaFireInfo.org/restrictions for details and a map of current restrictions. Copies of agency Restriction and Prevention Orders are available for download.
Year-round fire restrictions prohibit the following on all Nevada public lands:
• Possessing, discharging, using, or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices.
• Possessing, discharging, igniting, or causing to burn; explosives or explosive material, including binary explosive targets.
• Discharging a firearm using tracer, incendiary, or steel-component ammunition. (Use of tracer or incendiary ammunition are always prohibited on public lands.)
• Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting devise properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.