Bureau of Land Management Montana’s hot dry conditions are prompting counties to issue fire restrictions in an effort to prevent human caused wildfires Nine out of 10 wildfires this year have been human caused, says Kristin Sleeper, Fire Information Officer with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. "Every Montanan is impacted by these longer more severe wildfire seasons and fire restrictions are one of many tools we have available to prevent human caused wildfire," Sleeper says. Dozens of counties as well as Crow Nation are issuing Stage 1 fire restrictions. These limit where to smoke, build fires and campfires and operate motorized vehicles off road and off trail.