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State of Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Restrictions
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STATE OF OREGON - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
REGULATED CLOSURE PROCLAMATION
Number 01
Effective 1:00 a.m., PDT, July 6, 2020
By virtue of the authority vested in me under the provisions of ORS 477.535 to 477.550, I hereby proclaim a Regulated Closure to be in effect in the following subject area:
All lands protected by the North Cascade Forest Protection District, and all lands within one-eighth mile thereof.
Under this Regulated Closure it is unlawful to be in violation of the following restrictions:
Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in vehicles on improved roads, in boats on the water, and other designated locations.
Open fires, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires are permitted all day during low () fire danger with landowner permission. Open fires are only allowed at locations designated by the forester during moderate (high () fire danger. All open fires are prohibited during extreme fire danger (). Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.
The use of power saws are permitted all day during low fire danger () and moderate fire danger (). During high fire danger, () saws are allowed before 1:00 p.m. and after 8 p.m. The use of power saws are prohibited during extreme fire danger (). Each power saw is required to have one shovel and one fire extinguisher of at least 8 ounce capacity. A Firewatch of at least one hour is required following the use of each saw.
Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is permitted all day during low fire danger () and during moderate fire danger (). During high fire danger () it is allowed before 1:00 p.m. and after 8 p.m. as long as it is conducted in a cleared area and has a charged garden hose or one 2 ½ pound or larger fire extinguisher immediately available. Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is prohibited during extreme fire danger ().
The mowing of dried, cured grass is permitted all day during low fire danger () and moderate fire danger (). During high fire danger () it is allowed before 1:00 p.m. and after 8 p.m. The mowing of dried, cured grass is prohibited during extreme fire danger (). The culture and harvest of agricultural crops is exempt from this requirement.
Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, on un-improved roads are permitted all day during low fire danger () and moderate fire danger (). During high fire danger () it is allowed before 1:00 p.m. and after 8 p.m. Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, on un-improved roads are