Plumas National Forest fire restrictions effective June 30

Release Date: Jun 19, 2015

Contact(s): Plumas National Forest, Lee Anne Schramel (530) 283-7850, or Jeremy Croft (530) 283-7820

Quincy, Calif. - June 18, 2015 - Fire restrictions will be effective soon within the Plumas National Forest (public land) according to Chris French, Acting Forest Supervisor. “We’ve quickly transitioned into warmer and dryer weather; fire season is here,” he said.

Fire Restrictions

• No open fires, campfires or charcoal fires will be allowed outside of designated areas (see attached list) even with a valid California Campfire Permit.
  • Note: campfires must be built within agency installed & approved fire pits.
  • However, lanterns and portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed as long as the forest visitor has a valid California Campfire Permitavailable from (http://www.preventwildfireca.org/Campfire-Permit/) or from Forest Service offices during normal business hours (M-F; 8-4:30).
• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, building, or designated recreation site.
• Internal combustion engines are restricted to National Forest system roads, routes, trails, and areas as identified on the Plumas National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Map. Cross-country travel between roads, routes, trails, and areas is prohibited; trail riders are urged to be careful.
• No possessing, discharging or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device, using an explosive or operating a welding or other torch with an open flame.

Some people may be exempt from these restrictions if they have been specifically allowed by the Forest Service via a permit or approved plan of operations. Additionally, any Federal, State, local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of official duty is exempt. 

Information about private land fire restrictions (regulated by the CA Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)) may be found at: http://www.calfire.ca.gov.

 

Woodcutting

Woodcutting is currently allowed within the Plumas National Forest (public land) if the daily fire indices permit.  To determine if woodcutting is permitted on a given day, call (800) 847-7766 prior to cutting wood.  A recorded message will notify woodcutters if the next day is hoot-owl (no cutting after 1 pm), open all day (no restrictions), or no woodcutting allowed that day. 

Note: call before 4:30 pm on the day you plan to cut as the message is updated for the following day at about that time.

Hot and dry weather is expected to continue through summer and early fall resulting in increased fire danger.  Woodcutters are urged to cut firewood now as conditions are changing rapidly.

Questions about fire restrictions, designated recreation sites, motor vehicle use and firewood cutting on the Plumas National Forest (public land) may be directed to local Plumas National Forest Service offices including:  

• Supervisor’s Office - (530) 283-2050
• Beckwourth Ranger District (Portola/Milford area) - (530) 836-2575
• Feather River Ranger District (Oroville /Challenge area) - (530) 534-6500
• Mt. Hough Ranger District (Quincy/Greenville area) - (530) 283-0555

A list of designated recreation sites is also available on the internet along with the Motor Vehicle Use Map at: http://fs.usda.gov/plumas.

Key Points:

1. Plumas National Forest (public land) fire restrictions will be effective June 30, 2015.  Campfires allowed in designated recreation sites only (see attached list).
2. Woodcutting may be allowed depending on the daily fire danger; call (800) 847-7766 before 4:30 pm daily.
3. Information about private land fire restrictions may be found at:  http://www.calfire.ca.gov.

 

Plumas National Forest

Designated Recreation Sites*
2015

 

BECKWOURTH RANGER DISTRICT	MT. HOUGH RANGER DISTRICT	FEATHER RIVER RANGER DISTRICT
Big Cove Campground	Boulder Creek Campground	Black Rock Tent Campground
Chilcoot Campground	Deanes Valley Campground	Blue Water Beach Day Use
Cottonwood Group Campground	Gansner Bar Campground	Feather Falls Trailhead & Campground
Cottonwood Springs Campground	Greenville Campground	Golden Trout Crossing Campground
Frenchman Campground	Grizzly Creek Campground	Horse Camp (Grasshopper)
Gold Lake Campground	Hallstead Campground	Little Beaver Campground
Grasshopper Flat Campground	Hutchins Group Camp	Pancake Day Use
Grizzly Campground	Lone Rock Campground	Peninsula Tent Campground
Lakes Basin Campground	Long Point Campground	Red Feather Campground
Lightning Tree Campground	Long Point Group Camp	Rogers Cow Camp
	Lower Bucks Lake Campground	Running Deer Campground
	Meadow Camp	Sly Creek Campground
	Mill Creek Campground	Strawberry Campground
	North Fork Campground	Wyandotte Campground
	Rock Creek Camp
	Queen Lily Campground
	Sandy Point Boat Ramp/Day Use
	Spanish Creek Campground
	Sundew Campground
	Whitehorse Campground

 

*Campfires must be built within agency installed & approved fire pits.

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