California Fire Information and Fire Restrictions
This map displays the real-time status of large wildfires over 100 acres and current fire restrictions within BLM District and Field Office boundaries. Click on an area of the map to see a pop-up box with additional information. On the map legend, characteristics will become visible as the map is zoomed in.
Current Fire Restrictions
The statewide, year-round fire restrictions remain in effect. Under this order, the public is required to follow these criteria before building, attending, maintaining, or using a campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove, outside of a developed campground:
- maintain a five-foot diameter area cleared to bare soil and free of any overhead flammable materials in all directions around the campfire,
- have on hand a functioning round-point shovel, with an overall length of at least 35 inches, that can be easily accessed within a reasonable amount of time in response to a fire ignition,
- possess a valid California Campfire Permit, available free of charge Campfire Permit - Ready for Wildfire.
Target shooting and other fire restrictions remain in effect for some areas of BLM-managed public lands in California. Find specific restrictions by field office below. Restrictions on target shooting do not prevent hunting with a valid hunting license, as hunting on BLM public lands is managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Please visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/hunting for more information.
The restrictions below include campfire safety measures issued in 2020 with a Statewide Fire Order (en español) and a California Desert District order (en español) and will remain in place until 2025.
Northern California District
- Applegate Field Office
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Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Arcata Field Office
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Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Eagle Lake Field Office
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Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Redding Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
Central California District
- Bakersfield Field Office
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Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Bishop Field Office
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Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
BLM California announces statewide, year-round restrictions - full order - en español (April 2020)
- Central Coast Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
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Motorized access is still restricted at the Panoche Hills Special Recreation Management Area. - full order
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
BLM California announces statewide, year-round restrictions - full order - en español (April 2020)
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- Mother Lode Field Office
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Some recreation areas have year-round fire restrictions, such as the South Yuba Recreation Area, which is managed by the Mother Lode Field Office. Visit https://www.blm.gov/visit/south-yuba-river for more information.
Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Ukiah Field Office
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Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
BLM California announces statewide, year-round restrictions - full order - en español (April 2020)
California Desert District
- Barstow Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- El Centro Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Additional Closures:
- BLM initiates Whitewater Canyon closure due to increased wildfire risk beginning June 1 - full order and map (May
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Needles Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Ridgecrest Field Office
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Current restrictions in place:
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
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