Stage 1 Fire Restrictions begin in central and northwestern Nevada

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – Due to increasing fire danger, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions go into effect in central and northwestern Nevada starting Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Restrictions apply to public lands and unincorporated private lands.

• Public lands: Bureau of Land Management, United State Forest Service- Santa Rosa District, Nevada Division of Forestry- State Parks Division.
• Counties: Churchill and Lyon (sections north of I-80), Humboldt, Pershing, Eureka, Lander, Nye and Esmerelda Counties.

Stage 1 fire restrictions prohibit:

• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire (wood, charcoal, or any other material), campfire, or stove fire**.
  • Except by permit or when in a developed fee campground or picnic area.
  • **Following stoves permitted: portable stove using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or when stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.
• Operating or parking vehicles or other motorized equipment over or on top of dried/cured vegetation.
• Welding, metal grinding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame (except by permit).

For more information and answers to frequently asked questions see Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Facts.

Agency-specific jurisdictions, exceptions, and additional restrictions

Download agency-specific Fire Restriction and Prevention Orders at nevadafireinfo.org/restrictions.   

Bureau of Land Management

Winnemucca District, Battle Mountain District

• 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 (43 CFR 8343.1(c)).

Nevada Division of Forestry:

Fire restrictions are in place for the following State Parks and Recreation Areas: South Fork, Rye Patch, Wildhorse, Cave Lake, and Ward Charcoal Ovens.

 

Nevada State Parks: Park staff may or may not allow campfires on a day-to-day basis based on current local weather conditions. During Red Flag Warning issuances or other weather events, park staff may post signage stating that campfires are not allowed.

USDA Forest Service

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest National Forest: Santa Rosa Ranger District

• Campfires are only allowed within the approved fire pits or grills provided in developed recreation sites. A developed recreation site has Forest Service signage that designates it as an agency-owned campground or day use area and is identified on a Forest Service map as a site developed for that purpose.
• Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine between 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. is prohibited during fire restrictions.
• See Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest fire restrictions for more information at Fire Restriction Facts and answers to frequently asked questions.

Public Information Contacts

The public is urged to visit nevadafireinfo.org for current information on fire activity, preparedness, prevention, additional restrictions, and copies of Fire Restriction and Prevention Orders.

For questions on agency-specific restrictions contact:

• Bureau of Land Management Winnemucca District Office at (775) 623-1500
• Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain District Office at (775) 635-4000
• USDA Forest Service Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Santa Rosa Ranger District Office at (775) 621-5025
• Nevada Division of Forestry at (775) 684-2500