Southwestern Idaho is currently experiencing extreme fire conditions brought on by on-going impacts from several years of drought throughout the area. In response to these severe conditions, Fish and Game has implemented Stage 1 fire restrictions, effective July 16, 2021 on all Fish and Game owned lands within the following counties: Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Payette, Owyhee, Valley, and Washington.
The Wildlife Management Areas included in the fire restrictions include: Boise River, Cecil D. Andrus, C.J. Strike, Fort Boise, Montour, and Payette River. In addition to the Stage 1 fire restrictions, the roads on Cecil D. Andrus WMA will be closed to motorized travel until further notice with the exception of the USFS 085 road.
The following are prohibited on Fish and Game managed lands and access sites within the Southwest Region until further notice:
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire except within a designated recreation site, within a fire structure provided by the administrative agency, or on their own land and only within an owner-provided fire structure.
- Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials.
Exemption to Stage 1 fire restrictions:
- Persons using fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels.
- Please be careful with other sources of heat or potential ignition sources such as vehicle exhaust systems when parked over dried grasses, sparks from metal objects striking rocks or from sparks caused by recreational shooting.
For more information contact the Southwest Region at (208) 465-8465.