CAMPFIRE REQUIREMENTS FIRE RESTRICTIONS WHEN FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IN EFFECT

CALIFORNIA CAMPFIRE RULES AND REGULATIONS WATCH FOR THESE SIGNS Modoc National Forest PERMIT During the summer season, when temperatures rise and forest vegetation dries, special fire Supervisors Office & Devil’s Garden restrictions may be imposed due to the Ranger District Be Responsible: increased threat of destructive wildfires. 225 SW 8th Street • Clear all flammable material Please Refer to Forest Order No. 09-18-01 Alturas, CA 96101 away from the fire for a and Regional Order No. 17-03. (530) 233-5811 minimum of five feet in all directions to prevent escape of The following acts are prohibited on the Modoc Or Big Valley Ranger District National Forest within the timeframes specified the fire. P.O. Box 159 in Forest Order No. 09-18-01 and Regional Adin, CA 96006 • Have a shovel and water next to Order No. 17-03. your fire for preparing and (530) 299-3215 extinguishing campfires. 1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a Doublehead Ranger District • Have a responsible person in fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the South Warner Wilderness or in the 49870 Hwy 139 attendance at all times. Designated Recreation Sites listed in Exhibit Tulelake, CA 96134 • Extinguish your campfire before A and shown on Exhibit B to Forest Order (530) 667-2246 you leave using the DROWN, No. 09-18-01. STIR, and FEEL method. 2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle Warner Mountain Ranger District P.O. Box 220 DROWN it with water and dirt, or a building, within the Designated Campfires are only allowed in the Recreation Sites listed in Exhibit A and Cedarville, CA 96104 STIR making sure all burning Designated Recreation Sites listed in shown in Exhibit B to Forest Order 09-18- (530) 279-6116 materials are extinguished, and 01, or while stopped in an area at least three Exhibit A and shown in Exhibit B to FEEL it to make sure it is feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of Forest Order No. 09-18-01 and should “DEAD OUT”! all flammable material. only be built in existing fire rings.

3. Welding, or operating acetylene or other A campfire is a fire which is used Definition: torch with an open flame. Persons with a California Campfire for cooking, personal warmth, lighting, Permit are not exempt from the Fire ceremonial or esthetic purposes that is not 4. Operating an internal combustion engine, within a building, mobile home or living Restrictions. However, persons with a except on National Forest System roads or valid California Campfire Permit may use accommodation mounted on a motor vehicle. trails, or within the Designated Recreation United States Department of Agriculture Campfires include wood fires, charcoal fires, Sites listed in Exhibit A and shown on a portable gas or liquefied-petroleum Forest Service and portable gas stoves using gas, jellied Exhibit B to Forest Order No. 09-18-01. lantern or stove with a fuel shut off valve Pacific Southwest Region petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel. outside of Designated Recreation Sites. Modoc National Forest 5. Using an explosive. Liability: You are liable for the cost of The policy of the United States Department of suppression and damages caused by any 6. Possessing, discharging or using any kind of REPORT FIRES Agriculture Forest Service Prohibits discrimination on wildfire that starts through your negligence. firework or other pyrotechnic device. 530-233-4581 the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, 530-640-1868 sex, or disability, familial status, or political affiliation. 7. Operating or using any internal or external Persons believing they have been discriminated against combustion engine without a spark arresting OR in any Forest Service related activity should write to: device that is properly installed, maintained Chief, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, and in effective working order in accordance 911 Washington, DC 20090-6090 with U.S. Forest Service Standard 5100-1a.