Fire Management
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Fire Prevention and Safety Tips While Visiting Public Lands
Changing Wildfire, Changing Forests
Current Fire Information
- Current Fires in Washington (Inciweb)
- Campfire Restrictions
- Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL)
- Current Air Quality in Washington
- Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
View Interactive Fire Closure Map of current area, road and trail closures due to wildfire activity.
Fire Prevention
Much of Eastern Washington is a fire adapted landscape. Do your part to make your home and community fire adapted as well. MORE
Inside the Megafire
A one-hour film about the spread of Western wildfires called Inside the Megafire was presented by the popular PBS show NOVA. The film explores how forestry practices, changing climates, and fire physics have contributed to the recent increase in wildfires. It features scientists from the Forest Service Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program and the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab.
Prescribed Fire
The Story of Prescribed Fire - A vital part of Western landscapes
Fire is one of the most important natural processes across the West. After many years of fire exclusion, a dry ecosystem that needs periodic fire becomes unhealthy. Trees are stressed by overcrowding; fire-dependent species disappear; and flammable fuels build up and become hazardous. However, the right fire at the right place at the right time helps maintain healthy forests, communities and watersheds.
Real-time prescribed fire updates and map
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Recorded Phone Message: 509-996-4040
Interactive Map: see below
Okanogan-Wenatchee Fire Management Websites
Alerts & Warnings
- White River - Irving Peak Fire Update
- Cle Elum Area: Thorp Mountain Fire Closure
- Wildfires Update
- Campfires Not Allowed on National Forest
- Naches Area: Little Naches River Restoration Closure
- Fireworks and Exploding Targets Prohibited on National Forests
- Twisp Area: Road #4400-45 and Dispersed Recreation Area Closure
- Twisp Area: Louis Lake Trail Bridge Closed
- Winthrop Area: Cub Creek 2 Fire Area Closure
- Mazama-Winthrop-Twisp Area: Cedar Creek Fire Area Closure
- Lake Wenatchee Area: Road #6304 Bridge Closure
- Cle Elum Area: French Cabin Creek Bridge Closure
- Interactive Area Closures Map
- Ellensburg Area: Rider's Camp Closed for 2022
- Naches Area: Boulder Cave Trail / Day Use Site: Open
- Forest Office Access Restricted
- Target Shooting Info