BLM urges people in northern Nevada to prepare for fire season

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – The Bureau of Land Management is urging northern Nevada residents to prepare for fire season.

“We are seeing above normal grass growth resulting from above-normal precipitation this last winter and spring.” said Carson City District Fire Management Officer, Jonathan Palma.”  “Because of this and recent temperatures 10-15 degrees higher than normal, the risk for wildfire is escalating quickly.”

The following precautions should always be taken to prevent wildfires:

• Never leave a campfire unattended. Extinguish all campfires completely and stir ashes to make sure no hot coals remain and always make sure they are dead out.
• Dispose of cigarettes in proper containers away from any flammable material.
• If off-road vehicle use is allowed, internal combustion equipment should have a spark arrester.
• Avoid driving though dry vegetation or parking your vehicle in high grass or dry vegetation.
• Never use stoves, lanterns or heaters inside a tent.
• Store flammable liquid containers in a safe place.
• Do not shoot tracer bullets or incendiary ammunition.
• Do not shoot in areas of dry fuels especially in times of extreme conditions such as Red Flag Warnings.
• Shoot only at cardboard or paper targets or manufactured thrown-type clay targets.
• Remember, shots fired across open desert can travel more than a mile and can cause a wildfire.
• At the first sign of a wildfire, contact Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center at 775-883-5995 or call 911.

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