October 22, 2022 12:00 p.m. 

Staff with the Douglas Forest Protective Association have moved the Public Use Restriction Levels to LOW for all private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands in the Douglas District.

The Roseburg District of the Bureau of Land Management is included in the declaration which imposes certain fire restrictions on the public and industrial operators to help prevent wildfires and have specific fire prevention orders or other public use restrictions on the BLM administered lands.

Industrial Fire Precaution Level levels in the Douglas District have changed to IFPL1 on regulated use areas and all forestland within a one-eighth mile thereof.

Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said for the public that means 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 of private property is allowed all day.

For information regarding current restrictions for industrial operators, go to www.dfpa.net