September 29, 2022 10:40 a.m. 

Staff with the Coos Forest Protective Association is reminding the public that fire season is still in effect and debris burning is still prohibited.

Jef Chase said while rain has been received this fall, dry weather has followed each rain event. Chase said it only takes one hour of sunshine to dry out fine fuels where fire starts. After a day of sun or wind the fuels that spread fire are dried back out which allow fire to spread.

Residents living in an incorporated city need to contact their local fire department for burning restrictions and permit details.

CFPA protected lands include areas in Coos and coastal Douglas County.