Adams County included in BLM fire restriction

The Spokane District-administered lands of the Bureau of Land Management are now under a regulated fire closure. The regulated fire closure on lands administered by the Spokane District of (BLM) took effect at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 25, 2011.

The following eastern Washington counties will be affected by the closure: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.

Off-highway vehicle and all-terrain vehicle (ORV/ATV) use will be allowed in the Juniper Dunes Area...