Fire Restrictions Dropped
Release Date: Sep 26, 2014
FIRE RESTRICTIONS DROPPED
Central Oregon– Due to recent precipitation across Central Oregon, coupled with shorter days and cooler nights, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and Ochoco National Forest including the Crooked River National Grassland will remove campfire restrictions and lower the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) to Level I. Effective 12:01 a.m. September 26, 2014 (Friday) all fire restrictions across Central Oregon will be lifted except in the following areas:
Prineville BLM annual fire restrictions will remain in place on portions of the John Day River until September 30, 2104, and portions of the Lower Deschutes, White and Crooked Rivers until October 15, 2014. For a description of these closures please visit: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/fire/alerts.php
The public is reminded to make sure campfires are 'dead out' before leaving them unattended.
IFPL level will be downgraded to Level I, which means that commercial operators and woodcutters are allowed to use chainsaws in the forest at any time in designated areas. All chainsaw operators are reminded that they must have firefighting equipment in their possession while operating in the forest.