SUSANVILLE, Calif. – With the return of cool, fall weather, the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Applegate and Eagle Lake field offices in Lassen, Modoc, and Plumas counties, the eastern parts of Shasta and Siskiyou counties in northeast California, and in parts of Washoe and Humboldt counties in northwest Nevada.

Easing of fire restrictions means that campfires are again allowed.  Campfire permits are required outside of developed campgrounds on BLM-managed lands in California. They are available free online and at BLM, Forest Service and CAL FIRE offices.

“Even though we are experiencing fall weather conditions, people using the public lands still need to be careful with all uses of fire,” said Dereck Wilson, manager of the BLM’s Northern California District. “Campers should always keep campfires small and fully extinguish them when leaving a campsite.”

Year-found fire restrictions remain in place for BLM-managed public lands in California.  These orders required that a five-foot diameter area be cleared to bare soil and be free of overhead flammable material before a campfire is used. The order requires that anyone using a campfire have a round-point shovel with a handle at least 35-inches-long nearby.

More information about use of fire on public lands is available from the BLM Applegate Field Office,

530-233-4666, or the Eagle Lake Field Office, 530-257-0456. Termination of the Fire Prevention Orders can be reviewed online for Applegate and Eagle Lake field offices.

SUSANVILLE, Calif.  – Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Eagle Lake Field Office will conduct prescribed burns north of Eagle Lake, in Lassen County, Calif., beginning with the Bald Understory Project the week of Oct.16. Prescribed burns help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire associated with high fuel loading. Projects will occur only when weather and fuel conditions allow for safe and successful burning.

The Bald Understory Project will consist of a series of burns in a 4,000-acre project area. The first prescribed burn in the series will be a carefully managed broadcast burn of 150 to 300 acres on BLM-managed public lands just west of the Grasshopper area, along State Route 139. Smoke will be visible from the vicinity of Eagle Lake and to motorists along the route 139 and US Highway 395.

“The prescribed burns will improve firefighter safety and effectiveness in the event of a wildfire,” said Emily Ryan, manager of the BLM Eagle Lake Field Office in Susanville. “These burns will also help prevent wildfire damages to natural resources and help protect communities within the Wildland Urban Interface, where homes are near public lands. The project will also improve wildlife habitat and livestock grazing conditions.”

Crews will complete a series of small, strategically located burns ahead of larger broadcast burns designed to treat the entire project area, explained Eagle Lake Field Office Fire Management Officer Grant Gifford. The BLM conducts prescribed burns conforming to plans that specify allowable weather and fuel conditions, and the personnel and equipment required.