Sept. 30, 2025 6:50 a.m.

The Douglas County Forest Protective Association decreased its fire danger levels on Monday afternoon.

Public Use Restriction Levels have been downgraded to low for all private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level has been lowered to Level 1 within the Douglas Forest Protection District.

Low public use fire restrictions means that non-industrial power saw usage, cutting, grinding, or welding of metal, cutting, trimming, or mowing of dried, cured grass, and power-driven machinery for non-industrial improvement or development on private property is allowed all day.

Under Industrial Fire Precaution Level 1, the use of fire or power-driven machinery in any operation area is unlawful unless such use follows all applicable fire prevention requirements in the Oregon Revised Statutes and the Oregon Administrative Rules.

For more information visit www.dfpa.net.