Snake River Fire Restrictions - 06/01 -09/30

WALLOWA-WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST   

Forest Order # 06-16-04-25-02 

SNAKE RIVER FIRE RESTRICTION 

Pursuant to 36 CFR, Sec. 261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited on all National Forest System Lands
within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, in the State of Oregon and Idaho within a ¼ mile of the Snake
River between Hells Canyon Dam, River Mile 247.5, downstream to the Oregon-Washington border at Snake River Mile 176.0. This Order is effective from 06/01/2025 to 09/30/2025 and from 06/01/2026 to 09/30/2026.

PROHIBITIONS:

1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire (36 CFR 261.52(a)).

EXEMPTIONS:

Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:

1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order.
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the
   performance of an official duty.
3.  Any person is exempt from prohibition 1 (above) when using a fire fueled by charcoal where the fire is
   contained in a firepan, defined as a device made of fire-resistant material or metal, with raised edges of height sufficient to contain all residue from the charcoal fuel and where flammable vegetation is cleared a minimum 3 feet away from the firepan on all sides.
4. Any person is exempt from Prohibition 1 (above) when using a fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or
   LPG fuels and flammable vegetation is cleared a minimum 3 feet away from open flame on all sides.
5. Any person is exempt from Prohibition 1 (above) when using a wood burning stove equipped with a
   chimney, minimum 5-foot length, spark arresting screen, consisting of ¼-inch mesh hardware cloth, and remove all flammable vegetation within a 3-foot radius, including overhanging material.

Any persons exempt from Prohibition 1 (above) under exemptions 3, 4, or 5 must always attend the fire and
completely extinguish the fire prior to leaving. People attending a fire are required to have a tool that can serve as a shovel and one gallon of water in their possession. The intent of this requirement is to ensure individuals have the tools necessary to completely extinguish their fire.

Executed at Baker City, Oregon, this 23rd day of May, 2025.