(Portland, OR) -- Fire restrictions go into effect today on BLM land in Oregon and Washington state. The Bureau of Land Management is banning fireworks, exploding and metal targets, steel component ammunition, tracer or incendiary devices, and sky lanterns. The restrictions take effect as the region moves into what is expected to be a particularly bad wildfire season. Officials are concerned 2026 could rival the most extreme years on record for heat and dryness in the Pacific Northwest.