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Fire Danger Rises on Umpqua National ForestContact: Cheryl Caplan, (541) 957-3270 ROSEBURG, OR – September 12, 2008 – Due to continued warm weather and low humidity levels, fire officials on the Umpqua National Forest are compelled to elevate the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) to III, effective Monday, September 15, and put into effect Public-Use Restrictions (Closure Order 76 KB PDF), effective immediately. Under IFPL III, all firewood cutting on the Umpqua National Forest is prohibited. Under IFPL III, industrial operators are prohibited from performing the following:
In addition, the following are permitted between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m.:
Public-use restrictions prohibit building, maintaining, tending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire outside of designated recreation sites such as campgrounds, lookouts and trailheads. Liquefied and bottle gas stoves and heaters may be used for cooking and heating. Smoking is only allowed within enclosed vehicles, buildings, developed recreation sites, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. Under the restrictions, motorized travel off developed Forest roads and trails is not allowed, except for the purpose of going to and from a campsite located within 300 feet of the adjacent open developed road. Operating an internal combustion engine, such as chainsaws and generators, is also restricted. Motors on watercraft, dredging within streams and the use of generators is permitted in developed recreation sites. Welding or operating acetylene or other torches with open flame is restricted. For more information, including a list of the designated recreation sites where campfires are permitted, visit www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua or call 541-672-6601. Designated Recreation SitesCottage Grove Ranger District
Diamond Lake Ranger District
North Umpqua Ranger District
Tiller Ranger District
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