BISMARCK – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Dakota Prairie Grasslands issued an Emergency Fire Order and Restrictions for all National Forest System Lands within Billings, Golden Valley, Grant, McHenry, McKenzie, Ransom, Richland, Sioux and Slope counties in North Dakota. The order is effective until Dec. 1, unless rescinded.

The order outlines activity restrictions and exemptions for building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fires, smoking, and conditional wheeled motor vehicle travel on a non-surfaced (Prairie Two-track) National Forest System roads.

Additional questions may be directed to McKenzie Ranger District in Watford City, Medora Ranger District in Dickinson, Sheyenne Ranger District in Lisbon or Dakota Prairie Grasslands Supervisor’s Office in Bismarck.