Fire Season Update
The Oregon Department of Forestry, announces that effective
at 12:00 pm, Monday, October 19, 2015, Fire Season will be terminated.
With the end of fire season, logging operations are no longer subject to fire
protection laws, such as maintaining fire equipment at logging sites. This area
includes all State, private and BLM forest lands in the Northwest Oregon
Forest Protection District, which includes the Astoria, Tillamook and
Forest Grove Districts of the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Burning permits are no longer required from the Oregon
Department of Forestry for burn barrels or open burning. Burning of logging
slash however does require a burning permit from the Oregon Department of
Forestry. Many of the Rural Fire Protection Districts require permits
during the entire year. If you live within a rural fire district, you may be
required to have a burning permit. If you are not sure whether you need a
permit or not, please contact your closest Rural Fire Department for burn
permit requirements.
Regulated Use officially terminated at 01:00 am, Thursday,
October 8, 2015. The public no longer has fire restrictions on smoking,
campfires, chainsaws and motorized vehicle use. However, everyone still needs
to think about fire prevention all year round. For example, do not
discard burning materials, such as cigarettes, and always ensure campfires are
cold before leaving.
