(BILLINGS) – Wheatland County has entered Stage 1 fire restrictions. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has followed the county’s lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within Wheatland County
Under Stage 1 restrictions, building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire is prohibited unless an exemption is made. While these restrictions are in place, people may only smoke within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter cleared of flammable materials and may cook on a liquid petroleum gas or propane stove that can be turned on and off.
FWP properties in Wheatland County that are now under Stage 1 restrictions include: Haymaker Wildlife Management Area, Selkirk Fishing Access Site (FAS), Deadman’s Basin FAS, Harlowton FAS.
