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The Oregon Department of
Forestry (ODF) has increased
restrictions on forest activities
in the Western Lane and South
Cascade Districts due to rising
fire danger.
The regulated-use closure
specifically aims to reduce the
chance of wildfires starting
from public activities in forest-
ed areas.
“Fire danger is trending
much higher than normal and is
either setting or close to setting
records,” South Cascade
District
Gorester
Greg
Wagenblast said. “Large fuels
are very dry for this time of the
season and the grasses are cur-
ing (drying) out.”
Wagenblast noted that all
wildland fuels — including
grasses, woody debris and veg-
etation — are susceptible to
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with Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
concussion recognition and
response; sudden cardiac arrest
protocols; hydration and heat
preparedness; and instruction
on proper helmet and shoulder
pad fitting.
Recommended for 2015 and
required in 2016, Oregon high
schools will designate one
Player Safety Coach (PSC)
from their football coaching
staffs. Each PSC will be trained
by USA Football to guide,
direct and monitor the pro-
gram’s implementation as well
as lead in-person training for
fellow coaches, parents and
players.
PSCs have access to USA
Football clinics statewide this
summer to learn Heads Up
Football protocols and tech-
niques.
Coaches also will complete
an online Heads Up Football
High School training course
Beach Safety
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ignite and carry fire under cur-
rent conditions. The tightened
restrictions ban the following
activities:
• Smoking in the forest
except in closed vehicles
• Campfires outside of des-
ignated campgrounds
• All open fires: Use of
motorized vehicles except on
improved roads
• Use of any fireworks and
the use of chainsaws
• Mowing of tall dead or
cured grass between the hours
of 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The regulated-use closure
also requires forest users to
carry a shovel with a 26-inch
handle and an 8-inch blade, and
either one gallon of water or a
2-1/2 lb., ABC-rated fire extin-
guisher.
Western Lane and South
Cascade declared fire season
June 16. That declaration pri-
marily affects forest opera-
tions, such as logging sites, by
requiring firefighting equip-
ment onsite and the use of pre-
cautionary measures against
fire.
The regulated-use closure
taking effect extends restric-
tions and preventative meas-
ures to the public on all private
forestlands in Lane County and
eastern Linn County.
Link Smith, Western Lane
District Forester, noted that the
National Weather Service has
forecast very hot weather start-
ing mid-=week.
“That will dry out fuels and
increase fire danger even
more,” Smith said, “so we’re
asking for the public’s assis-
tance with fire prevention and
fire safety.”
The district foresters said
complying with Regulated Use
is one way the public can help
protect their communities and
the natural resources of the
state.
developed by the National
Federation of State High
School Associations (NFHS)
and USA Football. The course
is made available to all U.S.
high school football coaches at
www.NFHSLearn.com.
According to the NFHS,
more than 1.12 million boys
played high school football in
2013-14, outnumbering the
combined participation figure
for the second- and third-most
popular boys sports combined.
“In our ongoing effort to
minimize risks in the sport, we
are pleased to partner with
USA Football and implement
Heads Up Football,” said
OSAA executive director Tom
Welter. “This program will
ensure that all coaches, players
and parents will receive consis-
tent technique training and
make the game as safe as possi-
ble.”
Dr. Michael Koester, chair-
person of the OSAA Sports
Medicine
Advisory
Committee, says the Heads Up
Football
requirement
in
Oregon is logical considering
in 2008 OSAA became the first
state high school activities
association to prohibit same-
day return to play for athletes
with a suspected concussion.
“The committee sees this as
a natural next step as we con-
tinue to look at innovative
ways to minimize the risk of all
football injuries, but particular-
ly concussions,” Dr. Koester
said. “This is an opportunity
for high school coaches to set a
standard for the youth leagues
in their communities across the
state. Ideally, we’ll have youth
coaches getting certified as
well, allowing for continuity of
tackling techniques and safety
protocols through an athlete’s
entire playing experience.
“As a team physician and the
parent of a high school football
player, I’m excited about
Heads Up Football.”
USA Football's Heads Up
Football program includes the
following components:
• Coaching
education:
Coaches successfully complete
online training through the
NFHS-USA Football High
School Heads Up Football
course at NFHSLearn.com,
covering football fundamentals
and all-sport-relevant topics of
concussion recognition and
response, sudden cardiac arrest
protocols and hydration and
heat preparedness.
• Concussion recognition
and response: Coaches gain in-
person instruction and are
assessed on CDC concussion
recognition and response.
Coaches, parents and players
are taught concussion-related
protocols at the start of the sea-
son.
• Equipment
fitting:
Coaches, parents and players
are taught proper helmet and
shoulder pad fitting.
• Heads-up blocking and
tackling: Series of fundamental
drills reinforce tackling and
blocking mechanics, teaching
players how to perform these
basic football skills with a
focus on reducing helmet con-
tact.
• Sudden cardiac arrest:
Instruction on how to have
plans and procedures in place
to quickly react in the case of
cardiac events, the No. 1 cause
of death among young athletes
during exercise.
• Heat
and
hydration:
Coaches, parents and players
learn heat and hydration safety
measures provided by the
Korey Stringer Institute at the
University of Connecticut.
• Player Safety Coach:
Appointed by each high school,
this individual ensures that
High School Heads Up
Football principles and proto-
cols are properly taught and
applied within a program.
“This is a watershed moment
for high school football,” USA
Football CEO and Executive
Director Scott Hallenbeck said.
“The OSAA’s commitment to
its football student-athletes and
coaches establishes a new stan-
dard on the state level, employ-
ing the best available science.
Coaches
are
teachers.
Supporting them with educa-
tion is a powerful catalyst to
change for the better how play-
ers are taught and safety is
addressed.”
Otter
nator for the Newport chapter.
Pappalardo said the Newport
chapter is extremely grateful to
its local sponsors who make
this fun, family event so spe-
cial for the community.
Sponsors included: Figaro’s
Pizza, Savory Café, Ocean
Pulse, Ossie’s Surf Shop, Pura
Vida Surf Shop, Warm Current,
Cleanline Surf Shop, Bike
Newport,
Cascade
Construction, Coast Home
Repair, Dutch Brothers, Mills
Ace Hardware, Fiberglass
Supply, Russo Surfboards,
Moment Surf Shop, Safari
Town Surf, Lincoln City Surf
Shop, Gorge Performance Surf
Shop, The Discovery Channel,
Sunset Skateboards and ZFlex
Skateboards.
Contest results:
• Child with parent: Elijah
Pyle, Finley Lacy, Brody
Winger
• 12/under girls: Marley
Snavely, Isabelle Serrato
• 12/under boys: Kainoa
Trumbull, Michael Joseph
Schell, Trevor Tice
• 13-15 girls: Savannah
Russo, Maria Barten, Hannah
George
• 13-15
boys:
Payton
Alexander
Timm,
Jonee
Wright, Benjamin Clark
• 16-18 boys: Jesse Henton,
Theo Hollen
• Best beginner: Savannah
Arguelles, Conner Wolfe,
Tessa Osburn
“Fire danger is
trending much
higher than normal
and is either setting
or close to setting
records.”
— Greg Wagenblast,
South Cascade District
Forester
from 1B
six heats throughout the day.
The beach cleanup challenge, a
popular way for the non-surfer
and surfers alike to participate,
awarded prizes for the biggest,
the tiniest and the longest-trav-
elled pieces of debris.
The challenge teaches stew-
ardship and awareness of
marine debris while rewarding
and reinforcing cleanup behav-
iors.
“We want the kids to have a
good time surfing, and in a fun
way also understand that it’s up
to us to protect what we all
love — our oceans, waves and
beaches,”
said
Vince
Pappalardo, volunteer coordi-
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