Please update this page throughout the 2022 fire season.
currently the Umatila and Wallowa/Whitman National Forrest are in Moderate Fire Danger, no active fires reported at this time. New seasonal restrictions are in place.
NOTICE
SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS On the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Beginning June 1st until further notice!
Campfires: allowed only in fire pits surrounded by dirt, rock, or commercial rings and in areas not conducive to rapid fire spread, at a minimum clear of all flammable material within a radius of 3 feet from the edge of the pit and free of overhanging material. Use existing pits wherever possible.
Wood Burning Stoves: equipped with a chimney that is at least five (5) feet in length with a spark-arresting screen consisting of 1⁄4 inch mesh hardware cloth are allowed.
Portable Cooking Stoves: using liquefied or bottled gas are allowed and must have all combustible material removed within a 5-foot radius of the perimeter of the stove.
To reduce the risk of escaped fires the following are required for Campfires, charcoal briquette fires, wood stoves, portable cook
stoves, portable fire pits, and gas stoves:
• Campfires must be attended at all times, and completely extinguished prior to leaving!
• Persons with campfires are required to have a tool that can serve as a shovel and one gallon of
water in their possession
• Use of Charcoal briquettes is permitted under the same guidelines as campfires described above.
• Within designated wilderness areas users are encouraged to locate campfires such that minimal
disturbance would be necessary to meet the clearing requirements identified. Naturally cleared areas, previously used sites, and areas where vegetation is non-flammable (green grass) are examples. Possession of a typical backpacking folding shovel (commercially available) meets the intent of a tool as described above.
With daytime temperatures beginning to warm considerably, conditions equal an increase in the potential for human- caused forest fires. We ask that you be careful when out enjoying your forest.
For more information on public-use restrictions, contact your local Forest Service office, visit our websites:
Fire Restrictions - Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center or
www.fs.usda.gov/wallowa-whitman
Twitter: @WallowaWhitman
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/WallowaWhitmanNF
Blue Mountain Fire Information Blog: bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com
To report a forest fire, call 911
