EBS STAFF
Starting Aug. 12, Yellowstone National Park will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions due to ‘VERY HIGH’ park-wide fire danger. Visitors can stay informed about current fire activity in Yellowstone, and while there are no currently active fires in the park, persistent hot, dry conditions this week create hazardous fire conditions.
Stage 1 restrictions impose strict rules on public smoking and prohibit charcoal and wood campfires in the backcountry, including those in established fire rings.
In the front country, campfires are allowed but only in designated fire rings, self-contained gas or charcoal grills or stoves. All fires must be soaked, stirred, extinguished and cold to the touch prior to leaving a campfire unattended–the National Park Service reminds visitors of the “soak, stir, feel, repeat,” method.
Discharging fireworks or firearms, the use of explosives or pyrotechnic devices, abandoning or failing to attend a campfire, driving vehicles off-road, smoking in thermal areas and all posted and designated areas such as trails, is always prohibited within the park. Negligently starting a wildland fire may result in fines or imprisonment.
