Amador County – The Bureau of Land Management on Monday issued fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Mother Lode Field Office.

Effective July 1, BLM implemented fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Mother Lode Field Office. This includes BLM-managed lands in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties – about 230,000 acres. The fire restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.

BLM Battalion Chief Brian Mulhollen said the restrictions are needed due to dry fuels and fire danger throughout Central California.

“A wildfire under these conditions could pose a serious threat to public land visitors and resources, and adjacent private lands and communities”.

Mulhollen said “all campfires and barbecues 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 forbid operating internal combustion powered tools or motorized vehicles off of established roads or trails; smoking, except in a vehicle or building or designated areas; certain shooting; and all fireworks. For more info on fire restrictions, call (916) 941-3101.

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