Stage 2 Fire Restrictions in effect June 30, 2021

To reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires due to high fire danger and increased levels of recreational use the following acts are prohibited on all National Forest System (NFS) lands within the Dixie National Forest:

The Following acts are prohibited until further notice:

1. Igniting, building, attending, using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal, wood stove fire, including fires in developed campgrounds and improved sites. All debris burning is strictly prohibited. No campfires are allowed in any location until restrictions are rescinded

2. Discharging or using any kind of fireworks on state and federal lands

3. Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order as determined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practices J335 and J350

4. Operating a chainsaw or other motorized equipment powered by an internal combustion engine, other than motorized vehicles between the hours of 1:00 PM and 10:00 PM. A one-hour fire watch is required after chainsaw or other motorized equipment has shutdown

5. Detonating of explosives, incendiary or chemical devices, pyrotechnics, or exploding targets, or tracer ammunition on federal land

6. Cutting, welding, or grinding of metal in areas of dry vegetation

7. Smoking except in an enclosed vehicle or building, or a developed recreation site or areas of a minimum of three (3) feet in diameter cleared down to mineral soil