Stage 1 fire restrictions lifted in southern Nevada

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be lifted in southern Nevada on Friday, September 19^th, 2025. These rescissions apply to lands within or managed by the following agencies, counties, and municipalities. See specific jurisdictions below.

• Counties: Clark County and portions of Nye County
• Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Division of Forestry, Clark County Fire, Nye County Department of Emergency Management (Pahrump), Henderson Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, Mesquite Fire & Rescue, Moapa Valley Fire District, Mount Charleston Fire & Rescue.

Interagency fire managers emphasize that the potential for large and rapid-growth wildfires remains. “Dry grass can catch fire any time of year in southern Nevada and can quickly translate into a large fire,” said Shane Kelly, Fire Prevention Specialist for BLM Southern Nevada District. “Most Nevada wildfires are human caused, so it’s important people understand their role in fire prevention.”

The following restrictions are hereby rescinded:

• Setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using an open fire of any kind is prohibited, except campfires within approved fire pits and grills provided for in developed recreation sites. Controlled flame devices such as portable stoves and lanterns with shut-off valves, using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel, are allowed.
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or camp trailer, or while stopped or standing in a three-foot diameter area barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
• Operating or parking a vehicle or other motorized equipment over or on top of dried/cured vegetation.
• Any Hot Work involving electric or gas welding, cutting, brazing, or similar flame or spark-producing operations.

Other fire restrictions remain in place.

Be aware that other restrictions remain in effect in Southern Nevada and may be entirely different in other parts of the state. Agencies may have additional restrictions or exemptions. Always check an area’s specific restrictions before visiting. The public is urged to reach out to agencies with questions using the hyperlinks below and visit NevadaFireInfo.org/restrictions for a map and list of current restrictions.

Bureau of Land Management – Southern Nevada District

Year-round restrictions prohibit:

• Possessing, discharging, using, or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices.
• Possessing, discharging, igniting, or causing explosives or explosive material to burn, including binary explosive targets.
• Discharging a firearm using tracer, incendiary, or steel-component ammunition.   
• Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a properly installed and maintained spark arresting device in effective working order.

Clark County

Moapa Valley Fire Protection District, Mesquite Fire Rescue, and Mount Charleston Fire & Rescue

• Possessing, discharging, using, or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices. Visit www.YouLightItWeWriteIt.Vegas for additional information about permitted uses of “safe & sane” fireworks within local jurisdictions.
• 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)).

Henderson Fire Department

• The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling, and use of fireworks are prohibited except for consumer “safe and sane” fireworks. Visit Fireworks Safety | Henderson, NV for additional information and permitted uses of “safe & sane” fireworks within the City of Henderson
• Explosives, explosive materials, or fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, possessed, or used in violation of the “Safe and Sane” exception will be removed or disposed of in an approved manner, at the expense of the owner.

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue

• Possessing, discharging, using, or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices is prohibited. Visit http://www.youlightitwewriteit.vegas for additional information about permitted uses of “Safe & Sane” fireworks within local jurisdictions. Note that Safe & Sane fireworks use is only permitted on July 4 until midnight – not allowed any other dates.
• Open recreational or ceremonial bonfires (not contained within an enclosed fireplace or portable fire pit with a spark screen installed) are restricted. Trash and waste burning are always prohibited within the city’s jurisdiction. Contact us for additional information at [email protected] or 702-229-0366.
• Use of charcoal or other ‘open flame’ type cooking devices is prohibited on balconies and within 10 feet of any building or combustible structure.

National Park Service

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

• Wood or charcoal fires are allowed in grills at developed picnic areas and campgrounds where a host is present.
• Wood or charcoal burning devices are allowed on the shoreline where natural vegetation is at least 100 feet away.
• Barbecue grills are allowed on private boats outside Lake Mead and Lake Mohave harbors when vessels are at least 100 feet away from shoreline vegetation.
• Smoking is allowed per Stage 1 restrictions described above. Cigarettes must be discarded in an ashtray at a developed area or in a car.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

• Fires are never permitted.

Nevada Division of Forestry – Southern Region

• Park staff may or may not allow campfires on a day-to-day basis based on current weather conditions, such as a Red Flag Warning.

Nye County

• Restrictions prohibit discharging fireworks, pyrotechnics, or incendiary devices.

Pahrump Valley Fire & Rescue

• All burning is prohibited May 15 – Nov 1, 2025.
• Property owners are required to obtain a burn permit during “Burn Season,” Nov. 1 – May 15.

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Desert National Wildlife Refuge

• Fires are allowed at Desert Pass Campground in provided fire rings.
• Visitors must bring firewood; no collection is allowed.

Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

• Fires are allowed only in grills or provided fire rings.
• No user-created fire rings (e.g., rock rings) are permitted.

Moapa National Wildlife Refuge & Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge:

• Fire is always prohibited; no camping is allowed.

USDA Forest Service – Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (including Mount Charleston Fire Protection 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.
• Outdoor smoking is only authorized while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is clear of all flammable materials.
• Year-round fire restrictions are also still in effect for the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. For details on what is prohibited, visit https://bit.ly/HTNFFireRestrictions or www.nevadafireinfo.org.

Media Contacts

• Bureau of Land Management – Shane Kelly, (702) 279-4157
• Bureau of Reclamation – Vernon Cunningham, (702) 280-3442
• Clark County Fire Department, Mount Charleston & Moapa Valley Fire Protection Districts – [email protected]
• Henderson Fire Department – Maddie Skains, [email protected]
• Las Vegas Fire & Rescue– Jordan Moore, [email protected], (702) 409-8699
• Mesquite Fire Rescue – Jorge Macias, (702) 419-3042
• National Park Service – Max Dotson, (725) 772-1736
• Nevada Division of Forestry – Raul Arroyo, (702) 439-1615
• Pahrump Valley Fire & Rescue (Nye County) – Arnold Knightly, (775) 751-4282
• US Fish and Wildlife Service – Jenner Harsha, (916) 291-3791
• USDA Forest Service – Erica Hupp, (775) 771-4777