July 28,2020 3:45 a.m.

Increasing fire danger has prompted the Coos Forest Protective Association to impose a Level 2 industrial closure on lands in parts of western Douglas County and eastern Coos County.

Jef Chase of CFPA said these activities are now prohibited between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.:

*Operation of power saws, except at loading sites

*Feller-bunchers with rotary head saws

*Cable yarding

*Blasting

*Welding, cutting or grinding of metal

For more information on fire prevention restrictions, go to www.coosfpa.net or follow the agency on Facebook and Twitter.