NEWS RELEASE UPDATE
SUBJECT:
NW-1 lowers to IFPL 1
NW-2
& NW-3 lower to IFPL 2
-
OHV Trails are open in
waiver area
-
Non-industrial chainsaw
open in waiver area
TO:
Media,
Cooperators and Industry
FROM:
Oregon Department of
Forestry
DATE:
August 28, 2015
Effective: 01:00 a.m., PDT, Saturday, August 29, 2015
Regulated
Use Zone NW-1 will be going to Industrial Fire Precaution Level 1 and NW-2
& NW-3 will be going to IFPL Level 2 effective 01:00 am, Saturday, August
29, 2015.
The
Non-Industrial Chainsaw waiver and the OHV waiver are now applicable. The
OHV trails in the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forest (Nicolai Mountain, Browns
Camp, Jordan Creek, Diamond Mill, Trask and the trails in the BLM Nestucca
Riding Area) are now open.
LEVEL I –
Closed Season:
Fire
precaution requirements are in effect. A Fire Watch/Security is required at
this and all higher levels unless otherwise waived.
LEVEL II - Partial Hootowl:
The following may operate only between the hours of 8 P.M. and 1
P.M. local time:
·
power saws
except at loading sites;
·
cable
yarding;
·
blasting;
·
welding or cutting
of metal.
Fire watch
waiver is still in effect:
IFPL 1 = I
hour
IFPL 2 = 2
hours
IFPL 3 = 3
hours
IFPL 4 =
Shutdown
