Officials with the U.S. Forest Service are reminding campers and other visitors to be more responsible with both fire and garbage when recreating in the National Forest.

CAMPFIRES ARE CURRENTLY BANNED IN THE NATIONAL FOREST

There are currently heavy restrictions in place which have the entire forest closed to all campfires and flame-producing devices, except those equipped with an on/off switch.

Despite the prohibitions, spokesperson Robin DeMario with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, says plenty of people visiting the forest are still building campfires. loading...

"We continue to see people having campfires both in campgrounds and in dispersed areas, and sometimes they are leaving them unattended. It seems that people just don’t understand how dry conditions actually are in t

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