July 1, 2025 3:40 a.m.  

The Douglas Forest Protective Association has increased Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to Level 2 on all lands protected by DFPA, which includes lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Public Use Restrictions have increased to High for all private, county, state, and Bureau of Indians Affairs lands within the Douglas District, which imposes certain fire restrictions to help prevent wildfires.

DFPA Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said increased temperatures throughout the past weekend and predicted warm weather and lower relative humidity throughout this coming week have caused the drying of fuels and increased the fire danger to High. Pope said the potential to start a wildfire is high and the probability for it to spread is high as well.

Under IFPL2, the use of power-driven machinery in any operation area is unlawful unless such use takes place between 8:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. That includes:

*Power saws, except power saws may operate at loading sites all day

*Feller-bunchers with rotary head-saws

*Cable-yarding

*Blasting

*Welding, cutting or grinding of metal

For the public: 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 10:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.

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