FWP Sites Enter Fire Restrictions
Roosevelt and Big Horn counties entered Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday, July 31. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks followed the counties’ lead and placed fire restrictions on its properties within Big Horn and Roosevelt counties beginning the same day. FWP sites on tribal land in Roosevelt County will be included in the restrictions.
Under Stage I restrictions, building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire is prohibited unless an exemption is made. People may only smoke within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter clear of flammable materials. People may cook on a liquid petroleum gas or propane stove that can be turned off.
FWP properties in Roosevelt County that are now under Stage 1 fire restrictions include: Lewis and Clark FAS Roosevelt County Centennial Acre Learn more about wildfi re prevention and the latest information on fires in Montana at mtfireinfo. org. For information on FWP sites currently under fire restrictions, visit fwp. mt.gov/news/current-closures- restrictions
