STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION LEVEL 3
CLOSEDOWN ORDER
Number 03
Effective 12:01 a.m., PDT, July 10th, 2023
By virtue of the authority vested in me by ORS 477.625, ORS 477.670, and OAR 629-043-0070, I hereby
issue notice the following subject area is susceptible to damage by fire and proclaim Industrial
Fire Precaution Level 3 to be in effect:
All lands protected by the Central Oregon Protection District, in regulated use area MH-1 and all
forestland within one-eighth mile thereof. Under Industrial Fire Precaution Level 3, the use of fire or
power-driven machinery in any operation area is unlawful unless such use is in compliance with the following:
Restricted Shutdown: The following activities are not permitted at any time, except as noted:
• Cable yarding systems, except that gravity operated logging systems using non-motorized
carriages or approved motorized carriages may operate between 8:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., when all
blocks and moving lines are suspended at least 10 feet above the ground (except the line between
the carriage and the chokers). An approved motorized carriage is defined as a cable yarding system
employing a motorized carriage with two fire extinguishers, each with at least a 2A:10 BC rating,
mounted securely on opposite sides of the carriage, an emergency motor cutoff, and an approved
exhaust system.
The following are permitted to operate between the hours of 8 P.M. and 1 P.M.:
• Power saws at loading sites;
• Loading or hauling of any product or material;
• Blasting;
• Welding, cutting, or grinding of metal;
• Any other spark emitting operation not specifically mentioned.
In addition, the following are permitted to operate between the hours of 8 P.M. and 1 P.M. where
mechanized equipment capable of constructing fire line is immediately available to quickly reach
and effectively attack a fire start:
• Ground-based operations (tractor/skidder, feller-buncher, forwarder, or shovel logging
rations);
• Power saws on ground-based operations;
• Rotary head saw feller-bunchers with a continuous Firewatch;
• Non-rotary head saw feller-bunchers;
• Tethered logging – winch-assisted, cable-assisted, traction-assisted, etc. systems, which enable
ground-based timber harvesting machines to operate on steep slopes.
The State Forester or an authorized representative may, in writing, approve a modification or
waiver of these requirements.
These restrictions shall remain in effect until replaced or terminated by an additional Closedown
Order of the State Forester or an authorized representative.
Maps of the subject area may be viewed at the State Forester’s Office, in Salem, Oregon, and at
principal offices of the Forest Protection District.
Definitions of words and phrases used in this proclamation may be found in ORS 477.001, OAR 629-
041-0005.