Fire Restrictions Lifted for BLM Colorado
River District
Lake Havasu, Ariz. - Effective immediately,
fire restrictions will be lifted for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands
administered by the Lake Havasu and Yuma Field Offices. This includes public lands in the Yuma, La
Paz, and Mohave counties in Arizona and Imperial, San Bernardino, and Riverside
counties in California.
Due
to weather conditions and sufficient firefighting resources, fire restrictions
are no longer necessary.
“The
BLM greatly appreciates the public’s cooperation in helping to minimize the
number of human-caused wildfires this summer on BLM lands,” said Roxie Trost,
BLM Colorado River District Manager.
“Even though restrictions are no longer needed, we’re asking the public
to be very careful when using fire.
Under the right conditions our public lands still have potential for
wildfires to spread rapidly and become dangerous.”
Please
be extremely careful and exercise the following precautions when using
fire. Make sure you have a ten-foot
circle cleared around your campfire, be sure to have a shovel and plenty of
water on hand, and put the fire DEAD OUT before leaving. Smokers need to make sure their cigarettes or
cigars are put out when they are through smoking and dispose of them
properly. Remember not to park motor
vehicles where the exhaust system could cause grass or other vegetation to
ignite.
To report a wildfire, please call Arizona Interagency
Dispatch Center at 800-309-7081.
