For Immediate Release: July 21, 2009 CCD-2009-27

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest: Contact: Christie Kalkowski, 775-331-6444
Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District Office, Contact: Mark Struble, 775-885-6107
Nevada Division of Forestry, Western Region, Contact: Michael Klug, 775-849-2500 ext. 241

Fire Restrictions in Western Nevada Start July 24

Drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures and several large human-caused fires have prompted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and the Nevada Division of Forestry’s Sierra Forest Fire Protection District to announce the implementation of fire restrictions on Friday, July 24, 2009, and lasting until further notice. Vegetation in western Nevada and eastern California has dried out significantly since receiving only about 50-percent of normal snowfall last winter. A large crop of grass and brush is evident at lower elevations and trees and other forest vegetation at higher elevations are quickly drying out. The public is encouraged to safely enjoy the public lands, bearing in mind that the recent Trailer 1 and Red Rock fires were human-caused. Motorists are advised to be careful when driving off-road, because hot exhaust systems can ignite dry grasses. The potential for another devastating fire during the summer is very real. Report fires to the Interagency Dispatch Center, Minden, Nevada, (775) 883-5995, or dial 911.

Fire Restrictions Prohibit

1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire (using wood, charcoal or any other material), campfire, or stove fire except a portable stove using gas or pressurized liquid fuel, outside of a developed fee campground or picnic area (except by permit).

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or at a developed campground or picnic area.

3. Welding, or operating an acetylene torch with open flames, except by permit.

4. Using or causing to be used, any explosive, except by permit.

5. Possession or use of fireworks, or any other incendiary device.

6. Use of tracer rounds, steel-core ammunition or exploding targets while recreational

shooting.

7. Open burning (e.g. weeds, brush and yard debris).

Please see attached press release for more information

Western Nevada Fire Restriction-2009

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