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Nevada Current Fire Restrictions (2026)

Conditional: Nevada sets public-land fire restrictions per land-management unit — there is no single statewide Stage.

Nevada sets public-land fire restrictions per land-management unit — there is no single statewide Stage. STAGE 2 HAS ENDED ON THE SIERRA FRONT: BLM's Carson City District rescinded its Stage 2 Fire Prevention Order (issued August 31, 2026) effective 5:00 p.m. on September 21, 2026, citing reduced fire danger (rescission signed by the District Manager on September 18, 2026). BLM Carson City District land reverts to its STAGE 1 order, BLM-CCD-2026-01, effective 12:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 and expiring October 31, 2026 unless rescinded: no fire, campfire or stove fire using wood, charcoal or any other material outside a developed fee campground or picnic area (portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed); no smoking except inside an enclosed vehicle or building, at a developed recreation site, or while stopped in a barren or cleared area at least 3 feet across; no operating or parking a vehicle or motorized equipment on dried or cured vegetation; and no welding, metal grinding or open-flame torch without a permit. A violation may be charged as a Class A misdemeanor under FLPMA carrying a fine of up to $100,000 and up to 12 months in jail, plus liability for suppression and damage costs. SHOOTING STILL DIFFERS BY AGENCY: the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Carson Ranger District's Emergency Recreational Shooting Order (04-17-26-01-05, signed August 14, 2026) bars discharge of a firearm, air rifle or gas gun between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on all National Forest System lands, roads and trails in that district through October 31, 2026, with legal hunting, permit holders and on-duty officers exempt and a violation a Class B misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $5,000. SOUTHERN NEVADA STAGE 1 HAS ENDED: BLM's Southern Nevada District rescinded its Stage 1 Fire Prevention Order of May 29, 2026 effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, October 1, 2026, due to reduced fire danger (signed by the District Manager September 25, 2026); its Year-Round Fire Prevention Order stays in effect. Lake Mead National Recreation Area rescinded its May 29, 2026 fire restriction order effective 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2026 (Superintendent's letter of September 24, 2026); fireworks, including "safe and sane," remain prohibited at all times at Lake Mead. The interagency list shows both rescissions in effect and no longer shows separate Stage 1 orders for the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area or Reclamation land in Clark County (it lists the Spring Mountains year-round order); LawLert has not read a rescission for those two, so check with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest or Reclamation before any campfire there. NORTHEAST NEVADA STAGE 1 HAS ENDED ON BLM LAND: BLM's Elko District rescinded its June 12, 2026 Fire Prevention Order effective 12:01 a.m. on October 3, 2026, due to reduced fire danger (signed by the Elko District Manager October 2, 2026), so campfires are no longer barred by that order on BLM Elko District land; fireworks, explosives including binary exploding targets, tracer, incendiary or steel-component ammunition and engines without a working spark arrestor stay prohibited there. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK remains at STAGE 2 (effective July 3, 2026). STAGE 1 restrictions remain in effect across essentially all other Nevada public land: the BLM Nevada statewide Fire Prevention Order (effective May 1, 2026), plus Northeast Nevada (Humboldt-Toiyabe Mountain City and Jarbidge Ranger Districts), Central Nevada (BLM Battle Mountain and Winnemucca Districts; Santa Rosa Ranger District), and on the Sierra Front the Humboldt-Toiyabe Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts and the Nevada Division of Forestry Western Region. Stage 1 bars campfires and charcoal outside agency-approved developed recreation sites. Always prohibited on all BLM and Forest Service land in Nevada: fireworks and any pyrotechnic or incendiary device, explosives including binary exploding targets, ammunition with tracer, incendiary or steel components, and operating any engine without a working spark arrestor. Restrictions are set unit by unit and change with conditions — confirm your exact area before you burn.

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