Fire Prevention Order June 10 2026

HIGH FIRE DANGER FIRE RESTRICTIONS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT

This Fire Prevention Order, High Fire Danger, includes the National Park Service lands within Mojave National Preserve and Castle Mountains National Monument under authority of 36 C.F.R. 2.13 (c).

The restrictions in this Fire Prevention Order, High Fire Danger, are necessary to prevent wildfire during this period of hot dry conditions leading to rapidly increased potential for wildland fires in California.

Effective at 12:01 a.m. PST on Wednesday June 10th, 2026, and until rescinded, the following acts are prohibited:

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire with any wood or charcoal burning device.
2. Smoking outside of an enclosed vehicle or outside in any area that is not cleared of all flammable material for at least three (3) feet. Disposal of cigarettes/cigars in anything other than a vehicle’s ashtray or in a developed area’s ashtray.
3. Welding or use of any torch or metal cutting equipment.
4. Use of flares or other incendiary devices.

Activities that are allowed include:

1. Using portable stoves with gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.

The following persons are exempt from the restrictions of this Fire Prevention Order:

1. Persons with a permit authorizing the activity.
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer or member of an organized fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

The use of fireworks is always prohibited on all public lands including Mojave National Preserve, Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.38 (b) under the National Park Service.

Violations of this Fire Prevention Order are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 6 months, or both (Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.13 (c) under the National Park Service).

Signed at Barstow, CA. June 09, 2026.
Kevin Schluckebier, Superintendent, National Park Service
Mojave National Preserve and Castle Mountains National Monument