July 9, 2021 10:50 a.m.

Industrial operators and other forest workers that are working on lands protected by the Douglas Forest Protective Association will be required to follow stricter fire prevention regulations starting on Monday.

Kyle Reed of DFPA said Industrial Fire Precaution Level 3 goes into effect throughout the entire Douglas District. IFPL 3 requires logging, road building, and other industrial operations that utilize power driven machinery in forests and wildland areas to shut down most equipment between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Reed said the increase in industrial fire restrictions is necessary to prevent wildfires as fire danger across the Douglas District continues to increase.

A detailed list of activities restricted under IFPL 3 are linked: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/documents/industrial-fire-precaution-levels.pdf?utm_source=ODF&utm_medium=egov_redirect&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregon.gov%2Fodf%2Ffire%2Fdocuments%2F2019%20ifpl.pdf

For more information, go to www.dfpa.net