9:37 PM
— August 10th, 3:00 PM
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Monday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 475 and 476.
* WIND...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Wind reaching these speeds and humidity drier than
15 percent can result in rapid fire spread and extreme
wildfire intensity.
9:37 PM
— August 10th, 3:00 PM
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Monday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 410 and 425.
* WIND...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.
* IMPACTS...Wind reaching these speeds and humidity drier than
15 percent can result in rapid fire spread and extreme
wildfire intensity.
8:15 AM
— August 10th, 9:00 AM
AQAMT
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air
quality alert for Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite,
Jefferson, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Madison, Mineral,
Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Sanders, Silver Bow counties in effect
until 9AM on 08/10/2026
An Air Quality Alert means that particulates have been trending
upwards and that an exceedance of the 24 hour National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) has occurred or may occur in the near
future.
Elevated particulate levels from wildfire smoke
As of 7AM on 08/09/2026, particulate levels in Columbia Falls are
Very Unhealthy.
As of 7AM on 08/09/2026, particulate levels in Dillon, Libby and
Thompson Falls are Unhealthy.
As of 7AM on 08/09/2026, particulate levels in Billings, Butte,
Hamilton, Lewistown and Sleeping Giant are Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups.
As of 7AM on 08/09/2026, particulate levels in Cut Bank, Frenchtown,
Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Malta and Missoula are Moderate.
When air quality is Very Unhealthy... State and local health
officials recommend that people with respiratory or heart disease,
the elderly, and children should avoid any outdoor activity; everyone
else should avoid prolonged exertion.
When air quality is Unhealthy... State and local health officials
recommend that people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly,
and children should avoid prolonged exertion; everyone else should
limit prolonged exertion.
When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups... State and local
health officials recommend that people with respiratory or heart
disease, the elderly and children should limit prolonged exertion.
When air quality is Moderate... State and local health officials
recommend that unusually sensitive people should consider reducing
prolonged or heavy exertion.
For more information visit the Montana Department of Environmental
Quality at http://todaysair.mtdeq.us
August 7th, 1:30 PM
— August 10th, 3:00 PM
AQAMSO
* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire
smoke.
Air Quality Index is forecast to be Moderate
* WHERE...Lemhi County
* WHEN...Until 3pm MDT 8/10/2026
* IMPACTS...Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some
people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
August 7th, 1:13 PM
— August 10th, 3:00 PM
AQAPIH
* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality. Air
Quality Index is forecast to degrade from Moderate to Unhealthy
for Sensitive Groups.
* WHERE...Custer County.
* WHEN...Through 3 PM Monday, August 10th.
* IMPACTS...Members of sensitive groups may experience health
effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.
August 7th, 11:56 AM
— August 10th, 3:00 PM
AQAMSO
WHAT: Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to wildfire
smoke.
Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy.
WHERE... Clearwater and Idaho Counties outside of reservation boundaries.
WHEN: Extended until 3:00PM 8/10/2026
IMPACTS: Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The
general public is less likely to be affected.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
Air pollutants can cause breathing difficult for children, the elderly, as
well as persons with respiratory problems. Those individuals who are
sensitive to increased particulate matter or smoke are encouraged to avoid
prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity during this advisory. Open burning
is prohibited by air quality rule. It is also recommended that all other
individuals limit prolonged or strenuous activity outdoors.
ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY GROUP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEQ's Lewiston Regional Office at (208) 799-
4370
August 7th, 10:42 AM
— August 10th, 10:30 AM
* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to
wildfire smoke.
Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
* WHERE...Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette,
Valley, and Washington Counties.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...Members of sensitive groups may experience health
effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
August 7th, 10:17 AM
— August 10th, 10:30 AM
* WHAT...Air Quality Advisory because of degraded air quality due to
wildfire smoke.
Air Quality Index is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
* WHERE...Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette,
Valley, and Washington Counties.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...Members of sensitive groups may experience health
effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
Bitterroot National Forest
This order defines the maximum length of occupation at a single location or cumulatively at any number of locations within a calendar year, within the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Idaho
Bitterroot National Forest
It is illegal to possess, store or transport straw, hay, grain, seed or other forage or mulch products on Forest Service lands without documentation that the product is certified as “weed free” by a state certification process that meets or exceeds the North American Weed Free Forage standards.
Bitterroot National Forest
This order implements visitor use requirements for activities within the Restricted Area and on the Restricted Trails, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November 2003).
Bitterroot National Forest
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions begin at 12:01 am, Aug. 7, 2026 in all Bitterroot National Forest lands in Ravalli Co. and Missoula Co., MT, including within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
Bitterroot National Forest
Road closures are in place on Lost Horse, Lick Creek, and Hayes Creek Roads due to activity on the North Fork Fire.
Bitterroot National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety and wildlife by minimizing human-bear interactions.
Sawtooth National Forest
Prohibited by this order: Possessing, storing, or transporting non-pelletized hay, straw, or mulch in the Intermountain Region, unless it is certified as weed free by the state where the product originated.
Sawtooth National Forest
Prohibited by this order: Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR §261.52(t)Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order as described…
Sawtooth National Forest
This order prohibits the use of explosives and exploding targets on National Forest System lands within the Intermountain Region.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers areas on the Fairfield Ranger District, Ketchum Ranger District, and Sawtooth National Recreation Area under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions to reduce the potential for human-caused wildland fire ignitions
Sawtooth National Forest
This alert contains a list of designation recreation sites where campfires are allowed in agency-installed permanent metal or concrete fire structures.
Sawtooth National Forest
The Grandjean Campground and Trailhead are closed for the foreseeable future. Debris flows have made the sites inaccessible and unsafe.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers areas on the Minidoka Ranger District under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions to reduce the potential for human-caused wildland fire ignitions.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers possessing, parking, or leaving a vehicle on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers boating, swimming and Salmon River corridor use prohibitions on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Sawtooth National Forest
This covers occupancy and use requirements, including stay limits, for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Sawtooth National Forest
Implementation of the Fox Creek Bridge Replacement Project will require intermittent, temporary trail and trailhead closures. Unscheduled closures may be necessary, but here are some target dates for visitors to keep in mind when planning activities in the area:May 11-14, 2026: Trailhead will be…
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers over-snow vehicle and bicycle use on the Fairfield and Ketchum Ranger Districts and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers occupancy and use requirements for the Sawtooth Wilderness area on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers occupancy and use requirements for the Hemingway-Boulders and Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness Areas on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers occupancy and use prohibitions on all National Forest System lands and roads within the Sawtooth National Forest.
Sawtooth National Forest
This order covers requirements for possessing and storing food while visiting the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Boise National Forest
Prohibited by this order: Possessing, storing, or transporting non-pelletized hay, straw, or mulch in the Intermountain Region, unless it is certified as weed free by the state where the product originated.
Boise National Forest
Prohibited by this order: Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR §261.52(t)Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order as described…
Boise National Forest
This order prohibits the use of explosives and exploding targets on National Forest System lands within the Intermountain Region.
Boise National Forest
To reduce the risk of human caused wildfires during periods of high fire danger and severe fire weather conditions the Boise National Forest is implementing stage 1 fire restrictions following the Idaho Fire Restrictions Plan.
Boise National Forest
This Order is for the protection of public safety from hazards related to the Claremont Fire. See Exhibit A - Map for the area effected by this order
Boise National Forest
Updated closure of National Forest System Roads 625, 624, and portions of 653 to protect public safety during road construction and maintenance due to hazards and damage caused by the 2024 Lava Fire. These routes are closed to motorized and mechanized travel and are now CLOSED to foot traffic as…
Boise National Forest
The purpose of this order is to protect public safety during timber harvest operations related to the Deer Point Stewardship Project. These closures are in effect from Monday at 6 a.m. through Friday at 6 p.m. (open on weekends) beginning June 8 through August 14, 2026.
Boise National Forest
Rainbow Point Campground and Boat Access will be closed through Nov. 30, 2027 for public safety due to hazard trees and their removal.
Boise National Forest
National Forest System Road #456 (Golden Gate Road), located 2 miles south of Yellow Pine, ID, will be closed from May 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM through August 22, 2026, at 8:00 PM. The purpose of this closure order is to protect public safety during approved exploration drilling activities.
Boise National Forest
To protect public safety and natural resources, it is prohibited to enter or be on the Described Area in Exhibit A.
Boise National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during construction and remediation of the Antelope and Hollywood Campgrounds. These campgrounds will be modernized to accommodate more RV camping, improved amenities, more campsites overall, and adding a toilet. Construction is expected to last…
Boise National Forest
The purpose of this order is to protect public health, safety and natural resources along two short roadways associated with the community of Atlanta's transfer station.
Boise National Forest
To protect public safety it is prohibited to: Park or leave a vehicle in violation of posted instructions. Be publicly nude. Entering any body of water in violation of Idaho State Law or county ordinance. Possessing or storing any materials containing nails, screws, or other metal hardware,…
Boise National Forest
To protect undeveloped campsites from overuse and to let highly impacted areas to recover, it is prohibited to camp in unmarked locations in the Designated Area of the Lowman Ranger District.
Boise National Forest
To protect public safety and prevent potential resource damage during the spring thaw, it is prohibited to operate a motor vehicle that is more than 10,000 lbs on the steering axle and tire width less than 9 inches, or more than 300 lbs per inch of tire on all axles, from March 15 to June 1…
Boise National Forest
To protect natural resources and public health and safety, it is prohibited to: Using a bicycle or motor vehicle on a Described Trail. Possessing a saddle, pack, or draft animal. Possessing or operating a motorboat. Possessing or transporting any motor or mechanical device capable of propelling…
Boise National Forest
Details camping stay restrictions for more than 14 days during any 30-day period throughout the year.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
This order defines the maximum length of occupation at a single location or cumulatively at any number of locations within a calendar year, within the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Idaho
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
It is illegal to possess, store or transport straw, hay, grain, seed or other forage or mulch products on Forest Service lands without documentation that the product is certified as “weed free” by a state certification process that meets or exceeds the North American Weed Free Forage standards.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Food/Wildlife Attractant Storage Order for the Flathead, Lolo, Kootenai, Helena-Lewis and Clark, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests within the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Order terminated 7/7/2026: Use of vehicles off road prohibition for the Nez-Perce Clearwater and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests and Dakota Prairie Grasslands.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
The Boulder Creek bridge on National Forest Road #677 (Wyman Gulch Road) will be closed for a full bridge replacement. The bridge will not be passable during construction, and no temporary motorized crossing will be constructed. The closure is scheduled to be in place from August 10th through…
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
In order to facilitate public and firefighter safety, the Skyline Mine Road (FR 8578) is currently closed due to the Queen Gulch Fire on the boundary of the Helena- Lewis and Clark and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
For firefighter and public safety, the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest issued road closures for Forest Service Road #70 (Ross Fork) and Forest Service Road #5060 (Beaver Creek).Trail closures are also in effect along the South Fork of Rock Creek, including portions of Trail #8019 (Ross Fork…
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Montana Backcountry Discovery Route Riders: Due to recent rain events on the Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest, a small section of the Montana BDR has become nearly impassable. The Forest has received multiple reports of riders getting stuck, and we even received word of an injury occurring.…
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
DESCRIBED AREA/ROADS/TRAILSThe closure applies to approximately 1 mile of NFS Road 78175 where it goes through NFS land in the western edge of Section 14, Township 5 North, Range 11 Wes, as depicted in the attached map.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
The purpose of this Order is for public safety, the mill site is unstable with heavy metals in the soil and the adit area is flooded with falling rock at the portal entrance.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Possession and operation of motorized vehicles off any National Forest System roads within Wilderness Study Areas, as described and depicted on the attached order and maps, are prohibited. The order covers the Sapphire and West Pioneer Wilderness Study Areas.
Payette National Forest
Prohibited by this order: Possessing, storing, or transporting non-pelletized hay, straw, or mulch in the Intermountain Region, unless it is certified as weed free by the state where the product originated.
Payette National Forest
Prohibited by this order: Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR §261.52(t)Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order as described…
Payette National Forest
This order prohibits the use of explosives and exploding targets on National Forest System lands within the Intermountain Region.
Payette National Forest
This order implements visitor use requirements for activities within the Restricted Area and on the Restricted Trails, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November 2003).
Payette National Forest
This order enacts visitor use restrictions for activities within the 80-mile-long wild segment of the Salmon Wild & Scenic River corridor, including a one-quarter mile buffer from the river, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November 2003).
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Food storage order is in effect annually from March 1 to December 1 on the National Forest System (NFS) lands within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Bitterroot National Forests.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
The following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Butte Ranger District, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest: possessing or storing any material containing nails, screws, or other metal hardware, including wood pallets and construction debris, that could be used as…
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
A package of restrictions for the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Bitterroot National Forests regarding travel and camping with stock, campfires, group size, and mandatory party/individual registration.
Payette National Forest
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions protect public safety and natural resources by reducing the risk of human-caused wildfires during periods of high fire danger and severe fire weather conditions. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions prohibit the following acts on all National Forest System (NFS) lands…
Payette National Forest
Log hauling near Lost Valley Reservoir on the New Meadows Ranger District will occur throughout the rest of the year. Haul routes will be on Forest System Roads #089, #123, #139, #138, and #946. Roads will remain open to Forest users. The Forest is urging drivers to use caution when driving on…
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this order is to protect public safety during commercial cat skiing and grooming operations.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect resources, and the quality and wilderness character of the area as well as to avoid user conflicts between agency stock and private stock users in the area.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect fragile, high elevation, water-based natural resources within the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness from stock and user impacts.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety prior to and during reconstruction of Big Flat Campground, which was severely damaged during the 2024 Lava Fire. The purpose of this order is to protect the public from hazards associated with post fire events, such as flooding and falling…
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety due to unsafe creek crossings on the Described Trail.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this order is to protect a federally listed, threatened species and its occupied habitat.
Payette National Forest
The area adjacent to NFS Road #50073 has been identified as a sensitive area for a federally listed, threatened species.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety and prevent potential resource damage during spring thaw conditions.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this order is to address competition for campsites and to protect public safety and natural resources.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of this order is to implement visitor use requirements for activities within the restricted area and on the restricted trails, as required by the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan (November 2003).
Payette National Forest
To provide for public health and safety related to noise and to reduce user conflicts at high usewinter recreation areas.
Payette National Forest
The purpose of the order is to implement permit requirements for float boating on the South Fork of the Salmon River and Big Creek as required by the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area Management Plan.