July 14, 2022 2:00 p.m.  

Effective Friday, staff with the Douglas Forest Protective Association have announced that Public Use Restriction Levels will change to moderate for all private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District.

Public Information Officer Rachael Pope said this includes the public lands within the Umpqua National Forest and Roseburg District of the Bureau of Land Management. Pope said the change imposes certain fire restrictions on the public and industrial operators to prevent wildfires.

Pope said there are no current applicable changes to Industrial Fire Precaution Levels within the Douglas District. IFPL will remain at LEVEL 1.

For the public: non-industrial power saw usage, cutting, grinding or welding of metal, cutting, trimming, or mowing of dried, cured grass, power driven machinery for non-industrial improvement or development on private property will only be allowed before 1:00 p.m. or after 8:00 p.m.

For more information, go to: www.dfpa.net.