Notice: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation
Effective: 5-2-25 (Until rescinded or superseded)

Stage 1 – FIRE RESTRICTIONS AREAS FOLLOWS:

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal, or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled broiler or open fire of any type in undeveloped areas.
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, in a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable vegetations.
3. Using explosive material: (i.e., fireworks, blasting caps or any incendiary device which may result in the ignition of flammable material.)
4. Welding, or operation acetylene or other similar torch with open flame.
5. Operation or using any internal combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order meeting either:

A.  Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100-la: or

B.  Appropriated Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended Practice J335 and J350(a)

These restrictions reflect current wildland fire hazard condition on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservations and are being implemented for public safety. The above restrictions will remain in effect until rescinded under authority of Ute Mountain Ute Trible Resolution. Personnel exempt from the above restrictions include Federal and Tribal employees, such as Tribal Resource Managers and Bureau of Indian Affairs Employees while in the performance of their official duties. These Restrictions will be enforced by the Branch of Law Enforcement Services under authority Title 18, Sections 1855 and 1856 USC, and Tribal Ordinance No. 3427, 1-9.

• Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation Signed