BLM Announces Fire Restrictions for Lands Managed by Mother Lode Field Office
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EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - Effective Friday, June 10, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Mother Lode Field Office. The fire restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.
All campfires and barbeques are limited to designated fire rings in designated campgrounds. Portable stoves with gas, jellied petroleum or pressured liquid fuel are authorized with a valid California campfire permit, but the public is asked to be extremely careful with their use and carry a shovel and water at all times.
Other restrictions include:
• Do not operate tools powered by internal combustion engines off established roads or trails.
• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or at a designated developed recreation site, or other designated areas.
• No motorized vehicles off established roads or trails.
• No shooting using incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor piercing ammunition.
• No fireworks, including "safe and sane" fireworks.
The BLM advises homeowners to "Take Responsibility" and keep 100 feet of clean, open space around their homes to provide defensible space and improve the chance that their homes and families can be saved in an uncontrolled wildfire.
The Mother Lode Field Office manages approximately 230,000 acres of public land in 14 Central California counties. Most of the acreage is within the historic Mother Lode region of the Sierra Nevada Range, from Yuba County (in the north), to Mariposa County (in the south).
For further information on the fire restrictions, contact the Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office at (916) 941-3101.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.