Due to extreme fire conditions statewide
and elsewhere around the region, local officials are banning campfires
throughout Tillamook County effective immediately.
Campfire permits that have been issued
by the Oregon Department of Forestry and rural fire departments are rescinded
until further notice. This ban applies
to the entire Tillamook State Forest, Tillamook County Parks, Bureau of Land
Management lands, all properties owned and managed by the Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department including ocean shores, and ODF protected public and
private lands.
This
means NO
· Campfires (prohibited even in established fire
rings/pits
· Cooking fires (including charcoal and briquettes)
· Tiki torches
· Candles
· Sky Lanterns
Campers may continue
to use portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels where
permitted, with extreme caution.
In addition, the public is reminded that
a campfire ban is already in place for Siuslaw National Forest lands east of
Highway 101.
Your
cooperation and efforts are greatly appreciated during this period of extreme
fire danger. As many fire managers have
reemphasized across the region, “we don’t need any more fires on the
landscape.” This closure will be
monitored closely and when conditions warrant, the campfire ban will be lifted.
