Fire danger remains high on Flathead Reservation
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News from CSKT Division of Fire
RONAN – The Division of Fire officials want to update the public on the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes fire danger. The Flathead Indian Reservations fire danger is at high.
The Flathead Indian Reservation received some good precipitation the last couple weeks and along with cooler temperatures, the CS&KT fire officials have discussed the modification of the current fire restrictions. In the next week the temperatures will be at or above normal. Stage 1 fire restrictions are still in effect within the boundary of the Flathead Indian Reservation until further notice.
The following acts are prohibited until further notice:
— Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire except within a developed recreation site or improved site.
— 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.
— Operating motorized vehicles off designated roads and trails.
It is early September in Montana, so fire season is not over, and vegetation will cure with these above normal temperatures. This type of fine, dead fuel is the primary carrier of fire in the wildland, and when fires get established in this fuel type they can quickly spread out of control.
Debris burning is illegal on the Flathead Indian Reservation until Oct. 1.
If a small fire becomes a full-blown forest fire, it could lead to arson charges, fines and even the bill for all fire-caused costs.
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