California Fire Information and Fire Restrictions
This map displays the real-time status of large wildfires over 100 acres and current fire restrictions within BLM District and Field Office boundaries. Click on an area of the map to see a pop-up box with additional information. On the map legend, characteristics will become visible as the map is zoomed in.
Current Fire Restrictions
The statewide, year-round fire restrictions remain in effect. Under this order, the public is required to follow these criteria before building, attending, maintaining, or using a campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove, outside of a developed campground:
- maintain a five-foot diameter area cleared to bare soil and free of any overhead flammable materials in all directions around the campfire,
- have on hand a functioning round-point shovel, with an overall length of at least 35 inches, that can be easily accessed within a reasonable amount of time in response to a fire ignition,
- possess a valid California Campfire Permit, available free of charge Campfire Permit - Ready for Wildfire.
Target shooting and other fire restrictions remain in effect for some areas of BLM-managed public lands in California. Find specific restrictions by field office below. Restrictions on target shooting do not prevent hunting with a valid hunting license, as hunting on BLM public lands is managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Please visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/hunting for more information.
The restrictions below include campfire safety measures issued in 2020 with a Statewide Fire Order (en español) and a California Desert District order (en español) and will remain in place until 2025.
Northern California District
- Applegate Field Office
Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Arcata Field Office
Current Restrictions in Place
- Fire restrictions in the Arcata Field Office fire order prohibit campfires and barbecues, except within established campfire rings and barbecue grills in developed campgrounds and recreation sites.
- Portable stoves and lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed outside of these campgrounds and recreation sites, including the Lost Coast Trail, with a valid California campfire permit. Free campfire permits are available online and at BLM, Forest Service and CAL FIRE offices.
- No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or at a designated, developed recreation site, or other designated areas.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily. There is an exemption for motor vehicles at the Samoa Dunes Recreation Area and on the wave slope of the Mike Thompson Wildlife Area, South Spit, Humboldt Bay.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands. There is an exemption in place for July 4 only at the Samoa Dunes Recreation Area near Eureka.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets. Target shooting is allowed only from a half-hour before sunrise to noon daily. Target shooters must have a shovel or fire extinguisher on hand.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Eagle Lake Field Office
Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Redding Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- The fire restrictions prohibit campfires and barbecues, except within established campfire rings and barbecue grills in at the Shasta, Bohemotash and Ohl Olsen campgrounds in the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area; the Junction City, Steel Bridge and Douglas City campgrounds in Trinity County; and the Reading Island Campground in Shasta County. Fires are not allowed in the Forks of Butte Campground in Butte County.
- Portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel may be used outside of developed recreation sites. Users must have a valid California Campfire Permit, available at online, or at any BLM, Forest Service or CAL FIRE office.
- Other fire 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 or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets. Target shooting is allowed only from a half-hour before sunrise to noon daily. Target shooters must have a shovel or fire extinguisher on hand.
Read more about fire restrictions:
Central California District
- Bakersfield Field Office
Current Restrictions in Place
- No Campfires or wood/briquette/charcoal barbeques are allowed. Pressurized gas-powered stoves/grills are allowed only with a valid California Campfire Permit.
- No Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or in an area at least three feet in diameter barren of all flammable materials.
- No welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame.
- No motorized vehicles or tools powered by internal combustion engines off designated roads or trails.
- No use of any steel-jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition of any caliber, except with a state of California hunting license and in accordance with California hunting regulations.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Bishop Field Office
Current Restrictions in Place
- No Campfires, briquette/charcoal barbeques, or stove fires are allowed outside of agency-provided fire rings or barbeques at developed campgrounds.
- No Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed campground, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material.
- No welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame.
- No motorized vehicles, tools powered by internal combustion engines or battery-operated chainsaws off designated roads or trails.
- No target shooting – hot bullet fragments, exploding targets and metal from recreational shooting can spark a wildfire. Hunting in the pursuit of game and non-game species is allowed with a valid state of California hunting license. The use of any steel-jacked, steel core or incendiary ammunition of any caliber is prohibited. Visit www.wheretoshoot.org for alternative recreational target shooting locations.
- As always, possessing, discharging or using fireworks or pyrotechnic devices are prohibited across Bureau of Land Management lands.
- Additionally, a valid California Campfire Permit is required to operate a stove or fire on public lands.
Read more about fire restrictions:
BLM announces seasonal fire restrictions in the Eastern Sierra - full order (June 2025)
BLM California announces statewide, year-round restrictions - full order - en español (April 2020)
- No Campfires, briquette/charcoal barbeques, or stove fires are allowed outside of agency-provided fire rings or barbeques at developed campgrounds.
- Central Coast Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- No setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using a campfire or open flame of any kind including within established campgrounds.
- No Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or a developed campground with a three-foot diameter area clear of brush and all flammable materials.
- No welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame.
- No motorized vehicles or tools powered by internal combustion engines off designated roads or trails.
- No target shooting, hot bullet fragments, exploding targets and metal from recreational shooting can spark a wildfire. Hunting in the pursuit of game and non-game species is allowed with a state of California hunting license and in accordance with California hunting regulations. The use of any steel-jacked, steel core or incendiary ammunition of any caliber is prohibited.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Mother Lode Field Office
Some recreation areas have year-round fire restrictions, such as the South Yuba Recreation Area, which is managed by the Mother Lode Field Office. Visit https://www.blm.gov/visit/south-yuba-river for more information.
Current Restrictions in Place
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
- No motor vehicles or internal combustion engines may be used off established roads or trails. Chainsaws with functioning spark arresters can be used for personal firewood cutting until 1 p.m. daily.
- It is illegal year-round to possess or discharge fireworks including "safe and sane" devices on public lands.
- No target shooting with incendiary, tracer, steel core or armor-piercing ammunition, or using exploding targets.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- BLM issues seasonal fire restrictions for 10 counties in Central California - full order (June 2025)
- BLM California announces statewide, year-round restrictions - full order - en español (April 2020)
- Ukiah Field Office
Current Restrictions in Place
- No setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using a campfire or open flame of any kind including within established campgrounds.
- No Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or a developed campground with a three-foot diameter area clear of brush and all flammable materials.
- No welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame.
- No motorized vehicles or tools powered by internal combustion engines off designated roads or trails.
- No target shooting, hot bullet fragments, exploding targets and metal from recreational shooting can spark a wildfire. Hunting in the pursuit of game and non-game species is allowed with a state of California hunting license and in accordance with California hunting regulations. The use of any steel-jacked, steel core or incendiary ammunition of any caliber is prohibited. Visit www.wheretoshoot.org for alternative recreational target shooting locations.
Read more about fire restrictions:
California Desert District
- Barstow Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- Recreational target shooting on BLM-managed public lands within San Diego, eastern Kern, western Riverside, western San Bernardino and eastern Los Angeles counties is prohibited. Recreational shooting restrictions do not impact hunting.
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- El Centro Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- Recreational target shooting on BLM-managed public lands within San Diego, eastern Kern, western Riverside, western San Bernardino and eastern Los Angeles counties is prohibited. Recreational shooting restrictions do not impact hunting.
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- Recreational target shooting on BLM-managed public lands within San Diego, eastern Kern, western Riverside, western San Bernardino and eastern Los Angeles counties is prohibited. Recreational shooting restrictions do not impact hunting.
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Additional Closures:
- BLM initiates Whitewater Canyon closure due to increased wildfire risk beginning June 1 - full order and map (May 2024)
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Needles Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- Recreational target shooting on BLM-managed public lands within San Diego, eastern Kern, western Riverside, western San Bernardino and eastern Los Angeles counties is prohibited. Recreational shooting restrictions do not impact hunting.
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
- Ridgecrest Field Office
Current restrictions in place:
- Recreational target shooting on BLM-managed public lands within San Diego, eastern Kern, western Riverside, western San Bernardino and eastern Los Angeles counties is prohibited. Recreational shooting restrictions do not impact hunting.
- Always have a five-foot circle cleared around your campfire and have a California Campfire Permit.
- Maintain a five-foot diameter clearance around campfires.
- Always have a shovel and plenty of water on hand and put your campfire DEAD OUT, before leaving.
- Never use steel targets, steel jacketed, steel core or incendiary ammunition for recreational shooting as they are more likely to cause a fire.
- No campfires or recreational target shooting during any Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch.
- Park vehicles away from areas where exhaust could cause grass or other combustibles to ignite.
- If you are asked to evacuate, please do so immediately.
- If you plan to mow your yard or clear weeds, please do so early in the morning and on cooler days with no wind.
Read more about fire restrictions:
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