Burn permits closed in IDL Mica Fire District

Burn permits will not be issued as of Thursday in the Idaho Department of Lands' Mica Fire District, which includes Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Athol, Spirit Lake and surrounding areas.

Current burn permits, good for 10 days, will be allowed to expire. The closure does not affect recreational fires or campfires in approved established fire pits in recreational campgrounds, a press release said.

The closure affects yard waste permits, burn barrels and hand-piled slash piles. Machine-piled slash piles have already been closed.

Fire danger remains moderate and the IDL is closely watching fire danger indicators, the release said.