EPA Declares Outdoor
Burn Ban for the Fort Hall Reservation
(Seattle – ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region
10, in coordination with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, has called
for a burn ban on all outdoor open burning on the Fort Hall Reservation due to
stagnant air conditions and elevated air pollution, until further notice.
The burn ban applies to all outdoor and
agricultural burning—including camping and recreational fires—in all areas
within external reservation boundaries regardless of ownership or tribal
membership. Ceremonial and traditional fires are exempt from the burn ban. For
areas outside reservation boundaries, please contact your local clean air
agency, fire department, or the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
EPA and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes requests
that reservation residents reduce all sources of air pollution as much as
possible, including driving and idling of vehicles.
Air pollution can harm your health and can
have lasting effects. Community cooperation with the ban will help people who
are most at risk, including children, the elderly, pregnant women, people with
asthma or difficulty breathing, diabetes, heart problems or otherwise
compromised health. These sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exercise and
minimize exposure to outdoor pollution as much as possible. Under the most
severe pollution levels all residents should restrict their activities.
The burn ban is effective immediately. This
burn ban may be downgraded or removed depending on air quality and weather
conditions. Please check our website for the latest information: https://www.epa.gov/farr/burn-bans-indian-reservations-id-or-and-wa
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To check conditions in your area, go to http://www.airnow.gov/ .
For current burn ban status, please visit https://www.deq.idaho.gov/air-quality/burning/burn-restrictions-and-bans/, the tribal air quality office at (509) 865-5121 Ext.
6078 or 1-509-945-6675, or the EPA at 1-800-424-4372, email to R10_farrhotline@epa.gov.
Find more information online, go to https://www.epa.gov/farr
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