BLM prohibits all fires in Spokane District

SPOKANE – In advance of extended warm weather, the federal Bureau of Land Management has announced new restrictions on public land it manages as part of the Spokane District.

The agency is now prohibiting all fires on land it manages, including charcoal briquette fires.

The ban is in effect in Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. 

In addition to prohibiting campfires, restrictions on the use of off-road vehicles, and smoking are also prohibited on land managed by the BLM and the Bureau of Reclamation.

The agency also announced new restrictions Tuesday, Aug. 30, on the use of firearms on public lands in several counties.

Under the new policy, the discharge of firearms – except for legal hunting – is banned in Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant and Yakima counties.