ODF lists fire season activity regulations
From our weekly issue dated August 04, 2010
Since Oregon Dept. of Forestry declared the beginning of fire season on July 1, a ban has been in effect for all open-burning activities including burn barrels.
Other regulated use restrictions in effect:
- No fireworks use on forestland.
- Campfires are allowed only in designated campgrounds. Portable stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed in other locations.
- Motorized vehicles are allowed only on improved roads.
- Chain saws may not be used between 1 and 8 p.m. During other hours, chain saw users must have an ax, a shovel and an 8-ounce or larger fire extinguisher at the job site, and a fire watch is required for one hour after the saw is shut down.
- Mowing dead or dry grass with power-driven equipment is not allowed between 1 and 8 p.m. This restriction does not include mowing green lawns, or the commercial culture and harvest of agricultural crops.
- Cutting, grinding or welding metal is not allowed between 1 and 8 p.m. These activities are allowed during other hours provided the work site is cleared of potentially flammable vegetation and other materials, and a water supply is at the job site.
- Smoking while traveling is allowed only in vehicles on improved roads.
- Electric fence controllers must be approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories Inc., or be certified by the Dept. of Consumer & Business Services, and be installed and used in compliance with the fence controller“s instructions for fire-safe operation.
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