fire bans
No flames allowed
Fire bans are official prohibitions on open burning, typically imposed during dry conditions when wildfire risk is high.
They may restrict campfires, backyard burning, or fireworks: The county issued fire bans after three weeks without rain.
Violations often carry fines.
Fire bans range from partial restrictions to total bans depending on severity.
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- bone dryTotally devoid of moisture
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
burning · controlled burn · smoke · dry · extreme heat · high winds · summer · hazard · warning · outdoors · forest · public lands · regulations · prohibited · sparks · tinder · heat · rangers
- fire safetysmoke detectors, evacuation plan, smoke alarms, sprinklers, assembly point
- outdoor ethicsleave no trace, no trace, tread lightly, pack it out, stay on trail