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More “warming fires” here in the hood tonight. But as of today? NOT OK!!! I’m going to even have to put the charcoal grill away. Small price to ensure we don’t end up like the folks down south.
Stanislaus National Forest enacts temporary fire restrictions in High Hazard Areas
Release Date: Jul 20, 2017
Contact(s): Dianba Fredlund (209) 288-6261
Sonora, Calif.– Due to high fire danger, the Stanislaus National Forest enacted temporary fire restrictions in High Hazard Areas on July 20, effective through the end of the official 2017 fire season. Included are the High Hazard Area map (Exhibit A), the Forest Order (Exhibit B) and the exemptions list (Exhibit C). Information on fire restrictions and the Forest Order are available at https://go.usa.gov/xRjQ5.
Forest Order STF-16-2017-05 prohibits campfires, briquette barbecues and smoking outside developed campgrounds. Welding and blasting activities in are also restricted in designated High Hazard Areas of the Forest.
In specific cases, individuals may be exempt from these fire restrictions. For further information, please review the Forest Order and High Hazard Area map on the Forest web site. This Forest Order serves as an extra measure to help reduce the potential for large and damaging wildfires.
Stanislaus National Forest leadership and fire personnel thank the public for doing their part to help prevent destructive wildfires. Please know the restrictions in High Hazard Areas will be actively patrolled by Forest law enforcement officers and fire prevention specialists. Persons found in violation of these fire restrictions may be cited and fined.
Criteria for activating prohibitions in the High Fire Hazard Area through a forest order is based on National Fire Danger Rating System indices and fuel moisture conditions. The Forest currently meets the criteria for activating the High Fire Hazard fire restrictions using the Mt. Elizabeth weather station as a representative site. These restrictions are believed to be the most immediate and effective method to reduce the potential for loss of life and property, and to protect the physical, biological, and cultural resources of the forest from fire.
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation’s clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
For information on fire restrictions or other Forest information, please call:
Stanislaus NF Supervisor’s Office: 209-532-3671
Calaveras Ranger District: 209-795-1381
Helpful links:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Inte…/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd551073.pdf
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailf…/stanislaus/alerts-notices/…
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Inte…/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd551044.pdf (MAP OF HIGH HAZARD AREA INCLUDES ALL OF ARNOLD AND UP HWY 4 PAST BIG TREES VILLAGE.)We were thinking of coming up to our cabin this weekend but we’re worried that there will be a smoke from the Detwiler fire that would impact the air quality.
Could anyone comment on whether or not smoke from that fire might be a cause for concern?
Many thanks!
My entire neighborhood has camp fires in the summer. We all have hoses close by and ours are never very big. It’s a social thing..smores, kids, neighbors. We always put them out with a hose before we go to bed. That’s the magic of living up here. We leave our driveway on a quad and can ride for miles too. This is why people buy 2nd homes to enjoy these things..that we all get to enjoy everyday. I would suggest going to the “new ” neighbor and just remind them that it is a good idea to have a hose near by and put it out when they go to bed. There is nothing better than neighbors, family and kids enjoying smores by a campfire.
And tonight, with ash falling all around; there’s a new “warming fire” I’m smelling. Again; campfires in BTV just not ok.
Precisely my point, and after 28 years coming to the area I find that “responsibility” is sorely lacking amongst the new comers.
BTW, who the heck needs a “campfire” by their home in the dead of summer??????
I am DUMBFOUNDED by this thread! Who in their right mind would have open “campfires” in BTV (or anywhere else in the area, for that matter) with the history and current fire situation in the State??
Where do these idiots come from???Sierrashoo. Tell that to the hundreds of campers in the park and the more than hundreds throughout the land. Warming fires are NOT roaring as you noted on your other post. Folks, if you see an unreasonable warming fire, call 911 and report it. I for one will continue to use warming fires responsibly
Ha chipmunk. I just edited my previous post that was concerned with a new neighbor’s “warming” fire. Folks, fires, however nice to sit by, are just an accident waiting to happen this summer. Let’s all save our “warming fires” till next November? Please?
Sorry. Let me reiterate. It was ROARING. Like flames shooting up (accelerants?). Not a “warming fire” which at 89 degrees after sunset was probably unnecessary as well.
Spoke with EPFD. Said that the fire was under control, but the lady I spoke with wasn’t sure of the exact location. Anyone know where on Sierra?
