June 21, 2024 1:30 p.m.

Effective Saturday, the Douglas Forest Protective Association is changing the Public Use Restriction Level to Moderate for all private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District.

Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said this imposes certain fire restrictions on the public to help 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, this 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 on private property will only be allowed before 1:00 p.m. or after 8:00 p.m.

Complete fire season information is available at www.dfpa.net