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Normally updated by 10:00 a.m. each day
Today's Date is 2/4/2012 |
Burn Report For: 9/13/2011 Applegate Fire District #9 Reports the Following:FIRE SEASON IN EFFECT Fire Danger is EXTREME, Power Equipment Closure started Tuesday Sept. 6th on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
All Debris Burning is Prohibited.
This includes burn barrels. Fireworks are prohibited on forestland.
Camp fires are allowed Only in designated areas. This restriction includes charcoal-fired barbecues.
Vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, will not be allowed on an unimproved road. POWER EQUIPMENT CLOSURE
The following activities are now prohibited;
Chain Saw Use.
Mowing dry grass.
Cutting, grinding or welding metal.
PLease use caution with activities in dry vegetation!
FOR MORE FIRE PREVENTION INFORMATION,visit Applegate Fire District web site; applegatefd.com or visit the ODF website; http://swofire.blogspot.com
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More Burn Information
State of Oregon Smoke Management Office report:
To hear a daily updates on prescribed burning activity in
the BLM Medford District or National Forest call 618-2354 or
800-267-3126. You can also call the Medford Interagency Communication
Center at 858-2340 to hear about burn projects in our area.
Burns reported on this page are compiled from two
sources. Applegate Fire Dist. 9 provides a report of burns on
federal lands as reported by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management in the Applegate Valley area. This is taken from the daily Medford
Tanker Base report. The state's Smoke Management
Office report of burns on private, county, and state lands will also
appear on days when this office issues a report of burns planned on these
lands.
Contact Information:
Oregon Department of Forestry at 5375
Monument Drive in Grants Pass, 474-3152, or 5286 Table Rock Road in Central
Point, 664-3328.
BLM: For all projects in the Medford resource area - 618-2354
Forest Service:
Applegate Fire Dist. 9: 899-1050
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