High Fire Danger Prompts Fire Restrictions in North Eastern Utah
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Current and forecasted weather conditions coupled with extremely dry conditions and heavy loading of vegetation throughout Eastern Utah have created hazardous fire conditions. As a result, as of Monday, June 25, 2018, all State, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and National Park Service lands and all unincorporated private lands in the following areas are under fire restrictions:
• State Lands and unincorporated private lands in Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett counties.
• BLM lands located in eastern Utah in Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett counties.
• National Park Service lands located in the Dinosaur National Monument.
• Fish and Wildlife lands located in eastern Utah.
The restrictions will be in place until the fire hazard subsides.
Each agency has specific restriction orders that may contain different stipulations, but all the orders have in common a prohibition of the following acts:
- No campfires, except in permanently constructed cement or metal fire pits provided in developed campgrounds and picnic areas.
- Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area that is paved, barren or cleared to mineral soil.
In addition, metal cutting, welding and grinding activities in areas of dry vegetation as well as discharging, or using any kind of fireworks, firing steel tipped/core ammunition, tracer ammunition or other pyrotechnic devices including exploding targets are prohibited on BLM and State/Private Unincorporated lands.
These restrictions do not apply to the Ashley National Forest Service lands, but the Forest is monitoring fire conditions and may implement if necessary. Also lands within incorporated towns and cities; however, each municipality may have similar or more restrictive ordinances. Questions about specific areas should be directed to local authorities.
For more specific information including copies of the closure orders and maps showing the restrictions and affected areas, please visit www.utahfireinfo.gov
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.