Counties in south-central and southwestern Montana placed under fire restrictions
Restrictions affect FWP properties in Yellowstone, Beaverhead, Jefferson counties
HELENA – As dry, hot weather continues across Montana, fire restrictions are expanding to additional counties. Stage I fire restrictions went into effect today at 12:01 a.m. for Yellowstone County in south-central Montana, and Beaverhead and Jefferson counties in southwestern Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks follows the counties’ lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within each county.
FWP-managed properties in Yellowstone County include:
- Yellowstone Wildlife Management Area
- Blue Creek Fishing Access Site (FAS)
- Broadview Pond FAS
- Bundy Bridge FAS
- Buffalo Mirage FAS
- Captain Clark FAS
- Duck Creek FAS
- East Bridge FAS
- Gritty Stone FAS
- Manuel Lisa FAS
- South Hills FAS
- Voyagers Rest FAS
- Pictograph Cave State Park
FWP properties within city boundaries are exempted from restrictions; for Yellowstone County, this includes Lake Elmo State Park.
FWP-managed properties in Beaverhead County include:
- Blacktail Meadows FAS
- Cornell Park FAS
- Corrals FAS
- Grasshopper FAS
- Henneberry FAS
- High Bridge FAS
- Pipe Organ FAS
- Cornell Park FAs
- Poindexter North
- Poindexter Middle
- Poindexter South
- Selway Bridge FAS
- George Grant/Dewey FAS
- Grasshopper FAs
- Glen FAs
- Greenwood Bottoms FAS
- Kalsta Bridge FAS
- Maidenrock North FAS
- Maidenrock South FAS
- Salmon Fly FAS
- Selway Bridge FAS
- Bannack State Park
- Blacktail Wildlife Management Area
- Robb-Ledford Wildlife Management Area
FWP-managed properties in Jefferson County include:
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
- Elkhorn State Park
- Sappington Bridge FAs
- Mayflower Bridge FAS
- Piedmont Pond FAS
- Limespur FAS
Under Stage I restrictions, building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire at FWP sites is not allowed. Smoking is prohibited 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 cleared of flammable materials. Recreationists may cook on a liquid petroleum gas or propane stove that can be turned on and off.
These restrictions at FWP sites will be in place until further notice. Due to dry conditions and high fire danger FWP urges people to use caution while they are out recreating.
Learn more about wildfire prevention and the latest information on fires in Montana at www.mtfireinfo.org.
