July 18, 2023 3:40 a.m.

Fire Precaution Level to Level 3 for all private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District.

Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said the Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management is included in this fire season declaration. It imposes certain fire restrictions on industrial operators to help prevent wildfires and has specific Fire Prevention Orders or other restrictions on the BLM-administered lands.

Under Level 3, precautions for industries include:

*Cable yarding systems are not permitted at any time except for gravity-operated logging systems using non-motorized carriages or approved motorized carriages. They may operate between 8:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. under specific circumstances

*Power saws at loading sites, loading or hauling of any product or material, blasting, welding, cutting or grinding of metal, and any other spark-emitting operation not specifically mentioned are permitted from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

In addition, the following are permitted to operate within those hours where mechanized equipment capable of constructing fire line is immediately available to quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start:

*Ground based operations

*Power saws on ground-based operations

*Rotary head saw feller-bunchers with a continuous Firewatch

*Non-rotary head saw feller-bunchers

*Tethered logging

The Public Use Restriction Level remains at High.

For complete information on fire restrictions, go to www.dfpa.net