ODF Central Oregon District
Implements Additional Restrictions for Industrial Operations
Prineville Unit Forester Gordon Foster.
“Right now, with the current fuel conditions and temperatures, the
probability of a spark or ember igniting a wildland fire is 90-100
percent”. In addition to being a
receptive fuel bed for ignition, fire will rapidly spread through both live and
dead vegetation and fuels.
REQUIRED SHUT DOWN:
Except at landings, the use of mechanized harvesters with a high-speed
saw, chainsaws, tracked felling or skidding equipment, slash busting equipment
and cable yarding systems are prohibited between the hours of 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.
local time.
The requirements listed above are in addition to the
normal fire season requirements as listed in “A Guide to Legal Requirements for
Preventing and Controlling Fires in Operations On and Near Forestland in
Oregon”, such as spark arresters, water supply, tools, fire extinguishers and
watchman service.
Operators should refer to www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/Documents/fire-season-requirements-for-industrial-operations.pdf for
information specific to industrial operations during fire season, or call their
local ODF Office.
Human caused fires for 2021 within ODF’s Central
Oregon District are almost double the ten-year-average for fire starts
year-to-date. Thirty-nine human caused fires
have burned 824 acres of ODF protected lands already this year. On average the District responds to 136 fires
each year; 66 lightning starts and 70 human ignitions.
For additional information on ODF’s Central Oregon
District, including contact information and unit offices, please visit www.ODFcentraloregon.com.