June 4, 2025 4:00 a.m.

The Douglas Forest Protective Association has announced that Fire Season will begin on Friday.

The Public Use Restriction Level will be at Moderate, with the Industrial Fire Precaution Level at 1.

All private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs Lands within the Douglas District, as well as the public lands within the Roseburg District of the Bureau of Land Management are included in the Fire Season declaration, which imposes certain fire restrictions on the public and industrial operators to help prevent wildfires.

DFPA District Manager Pat Skrip will go in depth about Fire Season and weather conditions expected for the summer on Inside Douglas County Thursday at 12:30 p.m. on News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN