The change will take effect Thursday to remind people that the fire risk has grown with recent hot weather and drier vegetation, the U.S. Forest Service said.
Open-wood and charcoal fires will be permitted in developed campgrounds and picnic areas, the agency said. Gas and propane stoves will be permitted in non-developed areas with a state campfire permit.
"Very high" is the fourth in a six-level scale that rates the brush fire danger. The danger levels are determined by vegetation-moisture levels, weather conditions and available firefighting resources.
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Photo: Fire-danger rating system. Credit: U.S. Forest Service
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