Fire restrictions reduced in northeast Nevada

ELKO, Nev. – Fire restrictions will decrease in northeast Nevada on Tuesday, October 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. (See jurisdictions below.)   

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.

Agency jurisdictions

Always check specific restrictions with the respective land management agency before visiting. The public can direct questions to the agency contacts included here.

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Elko District

(775) 753-0200

Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) – Northern Region

Nevada State Parks: South Fork, Wild Horse, Cave Lake, and Ward Charcoal Ovens.

(775) 738-3454

USDA Forest Service (USFS) – Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Mountain City-Ruby Mountains-Jarbidge Ranger District

Elko Office – (775) 738-5171

Elko County – Elko County Fire Protection District

(775) 738-5942

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) – Eastern Nevada Agency

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation

(775) 738-5165

For more information visit - https://www.nevadafireinfo.org/