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FIRE RESTRICTIONS LOWERED FOR CARSON NATIONAL FOREST
Taos, New Mexico, July 5, 2006, The arrival of the much awaited monsoonal moisture, throughout much of Northern New Mexico, has lessened fire danger levels sufficiently to allow the Carson National Forest to reduce fire restrictions. The east side of the Carson which includes the Questa and Camino Real Ranger Districts will ramp down to Stage I Fire Restrictions effective Friday, July 7, 2006. This reduction in fire restrictions will allow these two districts to begin wood permit sales on Monday, July 10, 2006, which had been suspended due to extreme fire danger. Permits will be available at the Questa and Camino Real District offices, as well as, the Supervisor’s Office in Taos.
Stage I Fire Restrictions prohibits the building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal broiler, coal or wood stove without a permit, except within a developed recreation site where grills and stoves are provided. Pressurized liquid gas stoves, lanterns and heaters, meeting safety specifications, are allowed.
Smoking is also prohibited except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. As always, fireworks are never allowed on public lands.
The Jicarilla Ranger District will remain at Stage II and the Canjilon, El Rito, and Tres Piedras Ranger Districts will lower fire restrictions from Stage III to Stage II. Open fires, smoking except in a vehicle or building, chainsaw use and traveling off of forest system roads are prohibited under Stage II Fire Restrictions. Wood permits will not be sold at these districts until conditions permit.
When planning a trip to your National Forest, KNOW BEFORE YOU GO, and take fire restrictions seriously. For current fire restriction information, please call 1-877-864-6985 or visit our website at www.fs.fed.us/r3/carson. For fire restrictions and other fire information for all recreation sites in New Mexico, log on to www.nmfireinfo.com.
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