(Wind River Reservation, WY) – Fire restrictions are now in place for the Wind River Reservation, according to a release shared on the BIA Forestry & Fire Management – Wind River Agency Facebook page.
The restrictions were approved today, July 7, and will stay in effect “until December 31, or conditions improve,” the release states.
The following practices are prohibited during the restrictions:
- Any field, ditch, debris or pile burning
- Building or using an open campfire (exceptions are petroleum-fueled stoves, grills and lanterns in areas that have been cleared of all vegetation for three feet on all sides)
- The use of explosives (including targets that can explode)
- Internal or external combustion engines (ex. chainsaws) without a properly working spark arrester
- Welding or operating an acetylene or torch with open flame
- Fireworks or other pyrotechnic devices, including tracer ammunition
- Burn barrels without lids (Burn Barrel burning with lids is allowed between 6-8pm)
Any violation of these restrictions will result in a citation and could be prosecuted by Wind River Tribal Courts.
Exceptions to the restrictions include “those associated with ceremonies, sweats, and screened burn barrels in an area cleared at least by a ten-foot radius.
If you see a fire, please report it to:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Forestry Warehouse – 307-332-4408
- Cody Fire Dispatch – 1-800-295-9954
- Fremont County Sheriff’s Office (FCS) – 307-332-5611 0r 911
- Wind River Police Department – 307-332-3112