Fire restrictions issued on Idaho Fish & Game managed lands

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is imposing Stage I fire restrictions on IDFG managed lands across the Upper Snake Region effective immediately.

Until further notice, the following restrictions apply on all Wildlife Management Areas, Lakes and Reservoirs, and fishing access areas owned or managed by IDFG across Clark, Fremont, Teton, Bonneville, Bingham, Butte and Custer counties.

The restrictions include:

Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire except within a designated recreation site, within a fire structure provided by the administrative agency, or on their own land and only within an owner-provided fire structure. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.

Exemptions include:

Persons with a written permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited act. Persons using fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels. Persons conducting activities in those designated areas where the activity is specifically authorized by written posted notice. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty. All land within a city boundary is exempted. Other exemptions unique to each agency.

For further information call the regional IDFG Office at 208-390-0635.