• Campfires are allowed only in designated campgrounds.
Portable stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels will be allowed
in other locations.
• Motorized vehicles are allowed only on improved
roads.
THE FOLLOWING PUBLICLY REGULATED ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 1:00 PM AND 8:00 PM:
• Chain saws may not be used between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m. During other hours, chain saw users must have an ax, a shovel
and an 8-oz or larger fire extinguisher at the job site, and a
fire watch is required for one hour after the saw is shut down.
• Mowing of dead or dry grass with power-driven equipment
will not be allowed between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. This restriction
does not include mowing of green lawns, or when equipment is used
for the commercial culture and harvest of agricultural crops.
• Cutting, grinding or welding metal will not be allowed
between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. These activities will be allowed
during other hours provided the work site is cleared of potentially
flammable vegetation and other materials, and a water supply is
at the job site.
• Smoking while traveling will be allowed only in vehicles
on improved roads.
• Electric fence controllers must be approved by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories
Inc., or be certified by the Department of Consumer and Business
Services, and be installed and used in compliance with the fence
controller’s instructions for fire safe operation.
If you have any questions or concerns about these regulated activity
restrictions, you can contact
us, or contact the ODF
directly at (541) 664-3328.
On Tues. July 13th, at 11:00 AM, the Oregon Dept. of
Forestry issued the following bulletin:
July 13, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - SOUTHWEST OREGON NEWS MEDIA
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY - SOUTHWEST OREGON DISTRICT
5286 Table Rock RD - Central Point, OR 97502
Contact: Greg Alexander, Medford Unit Forester, (541) 664-3328
Rick Dryer, Grants Pass Unit Forester, (541) 474-3152
FIRE DANGER LEVEL CLIMBS TO HIGH THURSDAY
The fire danger level on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected
lands in Jackson and Josephine counties will up a notch on July
15. The fire danger level will be raised to High (yellow) at 1:00
a.m. Thursday, and affects 1.8 million acres of state, private,
county, city and Bureau of Land Management lands protected by
ODF’s Southwest Oregon District. The Industrial Fire Precaution
Level will remain at level 1 (one).
Restrictions currently in effect, and which will remain
in effect, include:
• All debris burning, including debris burned in burn barrels,
are prohibited.
• Fireworks use on forestlands is prohibited.
These additional fire prevention restrictions go into
effect July 15:
• Campfires will be allowed only in designated campgrounds.
Portable stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels will be allowed
in other locations.
• Motorized vehicles will be allowed only on improved roads.
• Chain saws may not be used between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m. During other hours, chain saw users must have an ax, a shovel
and an 8-oz or larger fire extinguisher at the job site, and a
fire watch is required for one hour after the saw is shut down.
• Mowing of dead or dry grass with power-driven equipment
will not be allowed between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. This restriction
does not include mowing of green lawns, or when equipment is used
for the commercial culture and harvest of agricultural crops.
• Cutting, grinding or welding metal will not be allowed
between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. These activities will be allowed
during other hours provided the work site is cleared of potentially
flammable vegetation and other materials, and a water supply is
at the job site.
• Smoking while traveling will be allowed only in vehicles
on improved roads.
• Electric fence controllers must be approved by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories
Inc., or be certified by the Department of Consumer and Business
Services, and be installed and used in compliance with the fence
controller’s instructions for fire safe operation.
In the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River between Grave
Creek and Marial, the following fire prevention restrictions are
currently in effect will remain in effect:
• Smoking will be prohibited while traveling, except in
boats on the water, and on sand or gravel bars that lie between
water and high water marks that are free of vegetation.
• A shovel and a one-gallon or larger bucket are required
of all travelers.
• Fireworks are prohibited
Beginning July 15, the following additional restrictions take
effect in the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River between
Grave Creek and Marial:
• Open fires will be prohibited, including campfires, cooking
fires and warming fires. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied
or bottled fuels, and charcoal fires for cooking and built in
raised fire pans, will allowed on sand or gravel bars that lie
between water and high water marks which are free of vegetation.
Ashes must be hauled out.
For further information about fire restrictions in all parts
of the Wild and Scenic Section of the Rogue River, contact the
Smullin Visitor Center located at the Rand National Historic Site
at (541) 479-3735 or your local Rogue River-Siskiyou National
Forest office.
Information about fire season restrictions on ODF-protected lands
is available online at www.swofire.oregon.gov
and at ODF Southwest Oregon District unit offices:
• Medford Unit, 5286 Table Rock Rd.; (541) 664-3328
• Grants Pass Unit, 5375 Monument Dr.; (541) 474-3152
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ODF's July 13th bulletin can also be viewed here
(as a PDF file).
ODF's Southwest Oregon District information on fire danger can
also be directly viewed at: http://www.swofire.oregon.gov/.
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On Monday July 26th, 3 PM, the Oregon Dept.
of Forestry issued the following bulletin:
July 26, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - SOUTHWEST OREGON NEWS MEDIA
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY - SOUTHWEST OREGON DISTRICT
5286 Table Rock RD - Central Point, OR 97502
Contact: Greg Alexander, Medford Unit Forester, (541) 664-3328
Rick Dryer, Grants Pass Unit Forester, (541) 474-3152
INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION LEVEL RISES ON ODF-PROTECTED
LANDS IN JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES
Increased fire danger on forestlands protected by the Oregon
Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District has made
it necessary to increase the fire prevention measures on industrial
operations, such as logging sites and other commercial operations.
Industrial Fire Precaution Level II (two) takes effect
at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, and includes the following
restrictions:
• The use of fire in any form will be prohibited
• The use of power saws will be prohibited, except at loading
sites, between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
• The use of cable yarders will be prohibited between 1:00
p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
• Blasting will be prohibited between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m.
• Welding or cutting of metal will be prohibited between
1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Additionally, commercial operators on forestlands are required
to have fire suppression equipment on site and provide watchman
service.
These regulations affect all state, county, private and Bureau
of Land Management lands in Jackson and Josephine counties.
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.
Brian Ballou
Fire Prevention Specialist
Oregon Department of Forestry
Southwest Oregon District
Office: (541) 665-0662
bballou@odf.state.or.us
ODF's July 26th bulletin can also be viewed here
(as a PDF file).
ODF's Southwest Oregon District information on
fire danger can also be directly viewed at: http://www.swofire.oregon.gov/.
