Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
With the threat of wildfire danger increasing rapidly throughout many parts of north central Idaho, local land management agencies will implement Stage1 Fire Restrictions in the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area, Riverbreaks and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area beginning at 12:01 a.m. on August 9, 2017.   Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will remain in effect until further notice. 
These restrictions are being implemented by agencies managing or providing wildland fire protection to all public and private lands in the area, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association (CPTPA), Idaho Department of Lands (IDL), the Nez Perce Tribe, and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).  Human-caused starts are the primary cause of wildfires - having nearly ten times the start rate of natural starts. The average 10-year percent U.S. wildfire starts are 88% human-caused and 12% lightning caused.  Fire restrictions are intended to decrease the chance of any human-caused fires in the designated areas.
Stage I restrictions will be in effect in the following areas:  (For a detailed map showing all Idaho Fire Restriction Areas, please visit: http://www.idahofireinfo.com/p/fire-restrictions.html
o   Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area, Riverbreaks:  The western boundary predominately follows the Snake River. The northern extent follows the southern edge of the IDL Ponderosa protection area; Hwy 12; the Clearwater/Idaho County line; and Lolo Creek until it meets the western boundary of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests boundary. The western extent continues south along the National Forest property. The southern extent includes a 2-7 mile wide dogleg that buffers Hwy 95 from Slate Creek to Gotzinger.  All portions of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area within the State of Idaho.
 

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