Fire Restrictions at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument 2017

Fire Restrictions at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument 2017

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on June 21, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Due to increasing human caused wildfire activity, dry conditions, and high fire danger in southwest Utah and northwest Arizona, Color Country Interagency Fire Managers are implementing additional fire restrictions beginning Wednesday, June 21 at 12:01 a.m. The following describes the restrictions implemented by each fire management agency in the Color Country Fire Management Area.

Restricted Lands in Washington, Iron, Beaver, Kane, Garfield, Mojave, and Coconino Counties: Information on fire restrictions affecting the Arizona Strip, Mohave and Coconino counties can be found at: https://firerestrictions.us/az/

* Unincorporated privately owned and all state administered lands (Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands). Incorporated towns and cities are not included in these restrictions. (Contact your local fire department for municipal restrictions).

* Bureau of Land Management (Utah/Arizona Strip).

* Dixie National Forest (Pine Valley, Cedar City, Powell and Escalante Ranger Districts).

* National Park Service (Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Pipe Springs National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument).

* Bureau of Indian Affairs (Trust Lands of the Shivwits, Cedar, Indian Peaks, and Kaibab Band Reservations).

Please Note: Lands not in fire restrictions are becoming increasingly dry and fire danger is increasing daily. Please ensure your campfire is completely out before you leave and all ignition sources are a safe distance away from vegetation to mitigated unwanted wildfires.

Fire Managers are continually evaluating the need for further fire restrictions. Please verify with your local land management agency before conducting any fire related activity in question.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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