The Petrilla Fire burns in Pleasant Valley north of Carson City on June 16, 2021. (Photo: Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District)
The Carson City Fire Department is implementing fire restrictions on city and privately-owned lands within Carson City starting Friday, July 1.
With increasing daytime temperatures, severe drought conditions, and Fourth of July celebrations approaching, the danger for human-caused wildfires has escalated, according to a news release from Carson City. The public is encouraged to safely enjoy the public lands, bearing in mind that human-caused fires annually threaten human life, private property, and public land resources every summer.
Off-highway motor vehicle enthusiasts are advised that hot exhaust systems can ignite dry grasses. The potential for another devastating fire during the summer is very real. Report fires to the Carson City Dispatch Center by calling 911.
Fire restrictions prohibit:
• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire (using wood, charcoal, or any other material), campfire, or stove fire except a portable stove using gas or pressurized liquid fuel, outside of a developed fee campground or picnic area (except by permit).
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or at a developed campground or picnic area.
• Operating vehicles or other motorized equipment off of existing paved, gravel, or dirt roads.
• Welding, or operating an acetylene torch with open flames, except by permit.
• Using or causing to be used, any explosive, except by permit.
• Possession or use of fireworks (always prohibited), or any other incendiary device.
• Use of tracer rounds, steel-core ammunition or exploding targets while recreational shooting.
• Open burning (e.g. weeds, brush and yard debris).
Additionally, several state and federal agencies will also be implementing fire restrictions July 1, with their information posted on the Bureau of Land Management’s website https://www.blm.gov/press-release/fire-restrictions-western-nevada-begin-july-1.
