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PostFri Jun 28, 2019 5:46 pm 
Friday June 28, 2019 17:06 PDT WDFW NEWS RELEASE WDFW restricts campfires, other activities in eastern Washington wildlife areas and water access areas SPOKANE – The impending arrival of hot, dry weather has prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to restrict campfires and other activities on department-managed lands in eastern Washington beginning July 1. Cynthia Wilkerson, manager of the WDFW Lands Division, says these restrictions help to reduce the risk of fire in state wildlife areas and access areas. "Observing fire restrictions and exercising common sense will go a long way toward preserving public recreation lands, wildlife habitat, and safety for local communities and the recreating public," Wilkerson said. A temporary restriction on firearm use also starts Monday, July 1 on WDFW-managed lands. Target shooting and other gun use will be prohibited, but discharge of a firearm for legal hunting will still be permitted. Overall, the emergency order that imposes restrictions east of the Cascades prohibits: Fires or campfires, including those in fire rings. Personal camp stoves and lanterns fueled by propane, liquid petroleum, or liquid petroleum gas are allowed. Smoking, except in an enclosed vehicle. The discharge of firearms for target-shooting or other purposes by anyone not engaged in lawful hunting. Welding and operating chainsaws, including the use of an acetylene torch or other open flame. Operating a motor vehicle away from developed roads. Parking is permitted within designated parking areas, including developed campgrounds and trailheads; and in areas without vegetation that are within 10 feet of roadways. All temporary restrictions will remain in effect until the risk of wildfire decreases, Wilkerson said. Any changes to these restrictions will be posted on the department's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov. Fireworks are prohibited year-round at all 33 WDFW wildlife areas and 600-plus water access areas around the state. Throwing a lit cigarette or any other burning material from a motor vehicle on a state highway is also prohibited year-round. WDFW stewards over 700,000 acres of public land in eastern Washington which are managed to protect lands and water for wildlife and people. For more information about fires and fire prevention on public lands, visit the Washington Department of Natural Resources' website (http://www.dnr.wa.gov) or the U.S. Forest Service website (http://www.fs.usda.gov). The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing and hunting opportunities -WDFW-

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PostFri Jun 28, 2019 5:53 pm 
Happy to see we’re a little more proreactive over here. I spent a miserable night in a west side campground where the day time temp was in the high 80’s and the people next door smoked me out with a very much unneeded campfire

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PostSat Jun 29, 2019 6:44 am 
That is good to hear as most fires are human-caused and Eastern Washington would look to be a fair bit warmer soon. The Cascades and Olympics are likely to have frequent onshore flow for awhile yet and could still see showers from passing troughs.

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