June 24, 2022 4:00 a.m.

The 2022 fire season is underway following announcements by the Douglas Forest Protective Association, the Umpqua National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management.

All private, county, state, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District as well as public land within the Umpqua National Forest and Roseburg District BLM are included in the fire season declaration, which imposes certain fire restrictions on the public and industrial operators to help prevent wildfires.

The DFPA has implemented Public Use Restrictions and the BLM Roseburg District has issued a Fire Prevention Order for BLM-administered lands. Public use restrictions will be assessed later for the Umpqua National Forest. Fire prevention restrictions are put in place to ensure fire prone activities do not start wildfires.

A number of fire prevention measures are now in effect. The full list of restrictions is linked: www.dfpa.net/public-fire-restrictions.

Find out more about fire season with DFPA’s Central Unit Forest Officer Aaron Whitely and Public Information Officer Rachael Pope, on Inside Douglas County Friday at 12:30 p.m. on News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN.