The INDEPENDENT, July 3, 2003
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Fire Season has now started in northw est O regon; fo re s t re s tric tio n s enforced
Fire Season in Northwest
Oregon went into effect, official-
ly, on Thursday, June 26, as de-
dared by the Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry (ODF). The
status applies to private, state,
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county and federal (Bureau of
Land Management) forest
lands protected by ODF in
Washington, Multnomah, Tilla
mook, Yamhill, Columbia and
Clatsop counties.
According to Mitch Taylor,
Protection Unit Forester at For
est Grove, woods workers are
required to have fire prevention
and fire fighting equipment at
their operation sites and pro
vide a watchman on each oper
ation after equipment is shut
down. Fire season rules also
prohibit smoking while in, or
traveling through, any “opera
tion area,” and prohibit the use
of fuse and caps for blasting on
forest land. In addition, open
burning has been banned in
most counties. These bans on
open burning are implemented
in cooperation with local fire de
fense boards and will remain in
effect until significant rains be
gin in the fall.
As fire season begins, offi
cials alert landowners to check
areas where burning has been
conducted recently, especially
any heavy accumulations of
piled woody debris. Old burn
areas are known to hold hot
spots that can come to life un
der warm and windy conditions.
Mike Simek, protection unit
forester with the Department of
Forestry, says the local fire
season is predicted to be from
average to above average this
year.
“It largely depends on what
mother nature hands us
throughout the summer and
fall. So far, June has been rela
tively dry and we're going on 40
days since any significant rain
fall of a half-inch or more. High
fire danger can develop quickly
with any hot spells and we don’t
want to be caught off guard."
Simek said. In the northwest
corner of the state, fire danger
typically builds to a peak in late
summer with spikes to higher
fire danger during dry east wind
periods in the fall. Fire officials
urge everyone to use good fire
prevention practices whether
working or playing in areas of
flammable vegetation. As fire
danger conditions increase,
there will be further fire preven
tion regulations.
Information about state for
est lands and public fire restric
tions is available by calling the
Forest Grove District public in
formation recording at 503-
359-7401. For industrial fire re
strictions, call 503-359-7400.
Both recordings are available
24 hours a day.
For other information, call
the Oregon Department of
Forestry, Columbia City Office,
at 503-397-2636.
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