BLM Announces Fire Restrictions for Lands Managed by Redding Field Office

The Bureau of Land Management on June 4 will implement fire restrictions for lands managed by the Redding Field Office in Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Trinity and Siskiyou counties.  The restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.

Field Office Manager Jennifer Mata said the restrictions are needed because of dry fuels and increasing fire danger in the north state region.  She said wildfires under these conditions can pose threats to public land visitors, natural resources and adjacent private lands and communities.

Under the restrictions, all campfires and barbecues are prohibited except in these specifically posted campgrounds and recreation sites: Junction City, Steel Bridge and Douglas City campgrounds and the Steiner Flat primitive campground.

Portable stoves and lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed outside of posted recreation sites, with a valid California campfire permit.  Visitors should be extremely careful with their use.  Wildland visitors should to carry a shovel and water.

Target shooting will be allowed only from a hour-hour before sunrise until noon daily.

Other restrictions include:

• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or at a designated, developed recreation site, or other designated areas.
• No motor vehicles off of established roads or trails.
• No shooting using incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition. Targets made of material that could emit sparks may not be used.
• No fireworks, including “safe and sane” devices. 

The BLM advises homeowners to develop and maintain100 feet of clean, open space around their homes to provide defensible space and improve the chance that their homes can be saved in an uncontrolled wildfire.

For more information, contact the Redding Field Office at (530) 224-2100.

Northern California District   355 Hemsted Dr., Redding, CA 96002