GRANGEVILLE - The Grangeville Interagency Dispatch Zone, which includes lands and fire response areas for the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department of Lands, Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association, and Nez Perce Tribe, has coordinated initial attack responses for over 70 new wildland fires that have started since Monday, July 5. These land managers are working closely together to determine response priorities and how to most efficiently share and allocate their limited firefighting resources based on real time information and values at risk.
Based on this recent fire activity and current EXTREME fire conditions across the region, land management agencies and fire managers in the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area have decided to implement STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS starting at 12:01am on Friday, July 16.
“We will be moving directly into Stage 2 Fire Restrictions this season,” said Jim Wimer, Public Affairs Specialist for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests within the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area. “We decided not to implement Stage 1 restrictions immediately because we meet the conditions now for Stage 2 restrictions; we reached that threshold very quickly after the last heat wave.
“Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are stricter than Stage 1, so we wanted to make sure everyone, including those working in industries that operate machinery and equipment within this restriction area, have ample time to prepare for these restrictions,” explained Wimer. “This is why the decision was made to implement these Stage 2 restrictions on Friday, July 16 and not sooner.”
Even though Stage 2 Fire Restrictions will not be immediately implemented, land managers ask the public to continue being extremely careful with any activity that can cause a spark. Individuals are encouraged to begin following the Stage 2 Fire Restrictions protocol even before the restrictions are formally in effect.
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions prohibit the following:
Fires or Charcoal
- Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire
- EXCEPTIONS: Persons using a fire or stove fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPD fuels. Such devices, including propane campfires, may be used only in an area clear of flammable material.
Smoking
- Prohibits smoking outside an enclosed vehicle or building.
- EXCEPTIONS - You can smoke while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
Cross Country Travel
- Prohibits operating motorized vehicles off designated roads and trails
Chainsaws/Other Equipment
Prohibits the following acts from 1:00pm to 1:00am:
- Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine
- Blasting
- Welding
- Other activities that generate flame or flammable material or using an explosive
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions
“We greatly appreciate the continued efforts of everyone in our local communities and everyone visiting our local public lands who are taking precautions to prevent human–caused wildfires,” said Wimer.
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests fire information is available online at https://bit.ly/NPCFireInfo
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