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28 August 2007: Evans Fire District #6 FIRE DANGER LEVEL "EXTREME FIRE DANGER ON ODF-PROTECTED LANDS IN JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES".
The public use fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon District climbs to "extreme" (red) at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) remains at Level II.
Fire precaution levels assigned by the Southwest Oregon District, located in Medford, affects state, private, county and Bureau of Land Management forestlands in Jackson and Josephine counties. The district has unit offices in Medford and Grants Pass.
The following public use restriction changes will be in effect starting tomorrow:
-- Chain saw use will be disallowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. During other hours, users must have an axe, shovel and fire extinguisher on-site, and provide a one-hour fire watch after using the saw.
-- Mowing dry grass will be disallowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (except for agricultural purposes, such as cutting hay).
-- Cutting, grinding or welding metal will be disallowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. During other hours, a water supply must be present at the work site and work may proceed only in a cleared area.
The following public use restrictions remain in effect:
-- All open burning of debris is prohibited. This includes burn barrels.
-- Fireworks are prohibited, except in cleared areas such as green lawns and driveways.
-- Camp fires are allowed only in designated campgrounds. This restriction includes charcoal-fired barbecues; however, stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.
-- Vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, are not allowed on unimproved roads.
-- Smoking is allowed only in a vehicle and only while on an improved road.
In the Wild and Scenic Section of the Rogue River between Grave Creek and Marial:
-- Smoking is prohibited except in boats on the water, and on vegetation-free gravel bars and sand bars.
-- Open fires are prohibited, including camp fires, cooking fires and warming fires. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels, and charcoal fires for cooking and built in raised fire pans, are allowed on vegetation-free gravel bars and sand bars.
-- Travelers must carry a shovel and bucket (one-gallon size).
-- Fireworks are prohibited.
For more information about the Oregon Department of Forestry's fire season regulations, contact the unit office in your area:
-- Medford Unit, 5286 Table Rock Rd., Central Point. Phone: (541) 664-3328
-- Grants Pass Unit, 5375 Monument Drive, Grants Pass. Phone: (541) 474-3152
Southwest Oregon District fire precaution level information is also posted on the World Wide Web at www.swofire.oregon.gov.
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