NO outdoor burning

𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝘾𝙊𝙁𝙈𝙋 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
 

Beginning Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 12:01 a.m., the Fremont-Winema National Forest, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex and Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and all private, county, and state wildlands protected by the Klamath-Lake District, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) and Walker Range Forest Patrol Association will be raising the Fire Danger Level to EXTREME.  
With the progression of summer conditions and continued drying of forest fuels, local fire danger levels have reached EXTREME. Fires starting in these conditions have the potential for rapid fire spread and significant damage. 

Additional fire prevention requirements have been placed on industrial forest operations. High speed rotary saws and tracked felling/skidding equipment are required to shut down between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. High speed rotary saws are REQUIRED to have an “operation area observer” visually inspecting the area worked in and additional fire equipment. These are in addition to the normal requirements listed in “A Guide to Legal Requirements for Prevention and Controlling Fires in Operations On and Near Forest Land in Oregon.”  
These additional restrictions, along with Public Regulated Use Restrictions, will dramatically reduce the chance of an accidental fire start. For more information on restrictions please visit: https://www.scofmp.org/restrictions.shtml

For the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Fire Season in effect declaration puts regulations restricting debris burning and timber harvest operations into place. Wildland and structural fire protection agencies in Klamath County have agreed to prohibit all outdoor debris burning. Forest operations that require a Permit to Operate Power Driven Machinery must have fire tools, an on-site water supply, and a watch service on privately owned forest land. Declaring Fire Season also prohibits:

1. Smoking while working in or traveling through any operation area.
2. The use of fuse and caps for blasting unless the forester grants approval.
3. The discharge of an exploding target inside or within one-eighth mile of the district.
4. The discharge of tracer ammunition on land within the district or within one-eighth mile of the district, or when discharged, crosses above land within the district or within one-eighth mile of the district.

Fall burn window will be announced after fire season, check back around September for an update.