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Fire Season Officially Begins In NW


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The Northwest enters Fire Season July 11th

July 11, 2012, 10:19 am


Officials announced the beginning of fire season in the Northwest starts today, July 11th. It mostly affects the industrial forest operators. Logging operations, for example, are required to have a fire watch present after work activity ceases for the day, and fire suppression equipment must be positioned on site. But if the warm, dry weather continues, additional restrictions may be added on recreation and other activities. 

Stricter rules on non-industrial activity will go into effect in one portion of the region: the Molalla River Corridor. These "regulated-use" restrictions address smoking, open fires and other activities. Districts that are entering the fire season restrictions include: Astoria, Forest Grove, Tillamook, West Oregon and North Cascade.

For more information on the restrictions imposed by the fire season declaration, contact the nearest Oregon Department of Forestry office. Contact information for the Astoria, Forest Grove and Tillamook district offices can be found at: www.oregon.gov/ODF/offices.shtml.



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