Haven't seen banning in desert so far this year, but we bring shovels and water. Never had a problem, always careful. Smokers are bigger risk and we don't smoke.
Even from our place in the north valleys it might be closer to go to the one in CC rather than WC range. But, we still hear fidiots shooting out here. 5,000 feet clearance? LOL!
$15 a YEAR? That is practically free. Sure it isn’t a session?