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Fire restrictions in Carson Ranger District to begin today

Nevada Appeal staff report
SPARKS — Increased fuels due to the wet
winter and spring, drying vegetation, high
fuel loading, and increasing daytime tempera-
tures have prompted the Bridgeport and Car-
son Ranger Districts on the Humbolt-Toiyabe
National Forest to announce the implementa-
tion of fire restrictions beginning today.
“With the heavy fuel loading in the Sierra
Front and increased fire activity across the
region, going into fire restrictions is an im-
portant step for us to help prevent wildfires,”
said Mike Wilde, district fire management
officer. “People are encouraged to safely enjoy
the public lands, bearing in mind that hu-
man-caused fires threaten human life, private
property, and public land resources every
summer.”
Fire restrictions prohibit the following:
■ Building, maintaining, attending, or
using a fire (using wood, charcoal or any other
material), campfire, or stove fire except a
portable stove using gas, jellied petroleum, or
pressurized liquid fuel outside of a developed
fee campground or picnic area (except by
permit).
■ Smoking, except within an enclosed ve-
hicle or at a developed campground or picnic
area.
■ Operating vehicles or other motorized
equipment off of existing paved, gravel, or dirt
roads.
■ Welding or operating an acetylene torch
with open flames, except by permit.
■ Using, or causing to be used, any explo-
sive, except by permit.
■ Possession or use of fireworks (always
prohibited) or any other incendiary device. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
■ Use of tracer rounds, steel-core ammu- The Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Public Domain Allotments, and the
nition, or exploding targets, including binary U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce the implementation of fire restrictions on all lands under their
explosive targets while recreational shooting. jurisdiction effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday and lasting until further notice.
Violators found guilty of having a fire
during restrictions on the Humboldt-Toiyabe that occur if they’re found liable for causing a For information or clarification on the
National Forest could receive a maximum wildfire. restrictions, visit www.fs.usda.gov/htnf or
fine of $5,000 or six months in jail or both. Report fires to the Sierra Front Interagency contact the Bridgeport Ranger District at
Persons may also be responsible for resource Fire Dispatch Center, Minden, 775-883-5995, 760-932-7070 or Carson Ranger District at
damage, suppression costs, and any injuries or dial 911. 775-882-2766.

CTH ready for ‘hazardous’ air quality

Nevada Appeal staff report
Carson Tahoe Health has expe-
rienced a slight increase in patient
volumes due to respiratory con-
cerns linked to the “hazardous”
air quality caused by the wildfires,
according to a Wednesday media
release.
CTH has taken steps to prepare
and protect patients and staff
within its facilities.
Precautions include
consolidating entrances at the
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical
Center (CTRMC) and Carson
Tahoe Specialty Medical Center
(CTSMC), the release said.
CTH has adjusted the air han-
dlers that feed these inpatient
areas to maximize air filtration
and equipped the facilities with
air scrubbers to maintain good air
quality.
CTH recommends community
members:
■ Stay inside
■ Refrain from exercising
outdoors
■ Keep hydrated to suppress a
cough and help prevent smoky air
from settling in lungs ADAM TRUMBLE / NEVADA APPEAL
■ Limit use of vacuums or gas This panoramic photo taken Monday night from the Raley’s parking
stoves lot at sunset shows the obscured view by smoke from wildfires in the
■ Keep windows and doors region.
closed, and use air conditioning if
possible to help filter air through- smoky areas, keep your windows bringing in outside air.
out the house and vents closed, make sure it’s Hourly air quality updates can
■ When driving your car in set to re-circulate so you’re not be found at www.airnow.gov.

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