Game and Parks enforces temporary campfire ban

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Game and Parks is implementing a temporary ban on campfires, effective immediately, at all Nebraska state park areas and wildlife management areas.

First responders are stretched thin in many areas of the state as they react to fires where dry conditions and high winds persist. Many agencies, including Game and Parks, have been assisting.

Game and Parks also is temporarily halting prescribed burns. At state park areas and WMAs, camp stoves using liquid or gas fuel are permitted as they reduce the likelihood of ash or hot charcoal being discarded before they are extinguished. These types of stoves also do not produce blowing embers, further reducing wildfire potential.