Post by The Black Jeep on Jul 23, 2010 13:26:12 GMT -5
As of today the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests have gone into Regulated Use Closure. The Regulated Use Closure places fire prevention restrictions on public use. You will start to notice the orange Regulated Closure signs at forest entry points and on many of our campground and trailhead information boards. See the Regulated Closure notice below for the Fire Prevention Restrictions.
Randy Peterson
Recreation Program Manager
Oregon Department of Forestry
Forest Grove District
Tillamook State Forest
Rpeterson@odf.state.or.us
STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
REGULATED CLOSURE PROCLAMATION
Number 14
Effective: 01:00 a.m., PDT, July 23, 2010
By virtue of the authority vested in me under the provisions of ORS 477.535 to 477.550, I hereby proclaim a Regulated Closure to be in effect in the following subject area:
All lands protected by the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District and to all lands within one-eighth mile thereof.
Under this Regulated Closure, except as to the owner’s legal right of entry upon their land, entry to all forestland is unlawful unless entrants comply with the following restrictions:
1. Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in closed vehicles on improved roads.
2. Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires, except at designated locations. Use of wood burning devices, used in conjunction with temporary dwellings, including tents and trailers, is prohibited. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.
3. Non-industrial use of chain saws is prohibited, except as waived by the Forester.
4. Use of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all terrain vehicles, is prohibited, except on improved roads and designated areas. A waiver has been issued that allows OHV use on all of the designated OHV trails in the Browns Camp, Jordan Creek, Diamond Mill, Trask, and Nicolai Mountain(Clatsop State Forest) OHV Areas.
5. Possession of the following fire fighting equipment is required while traveling, except on state highways, county roads and driveways: one shovel and one gallon of water or one 2½ pound or larger fire extinguisher.
6. Use of fireworks is prohibited.
7. Use of exploding targets is prohibited.
8. Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is prohibited.
The State Forester or an authorized representative may, in writing, approve a modification or waiver of these requirements.
These restrictions shall remain in effect until replaced, suspended, or terminated by an additional proclamation of the State Forester or an authorized representative.
Maps of the subject area may be viewed at the State Forester's Office, in Salem, Oregon, and at principal offices of the Forest Protection District.
Definitions of words and phrases used in this proclamation may be found in ORS 477.001, OAR 629-041-0005, and at:
oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/Closures/definitions.pdf
______________________________
Steve Wilson
Fire Prevention Manager
Protection From Fire Program
Done in Salem, Oregon, July 22, 2010
Randy Peterson
Recreation Program Manager
Oregon Department of Forestry
Forest Grove District
Tillamook State Forest
Rpeterson@odf.state.or.us
STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
REGULATED CLOSURE PROCLAMATION
Number 14
Effective: 01:00 a.m., PDT, July 23, 2010
By virtue of the authority vested in me under the provisions of ORS 477.535 to 477.550, I hereby proclaim a Regulated Closure to be in effect in the following subject area:
All lands protected by the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District and to all lands within one-eighth mile thereof.
Under this Regulated Closure, except as to the owner’s legal right of entry upon their land, entry to all forestland is unlawful unless entrants comply with the following restrictions:
1. Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in closed vehicles on improved roads.
2. Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires, except at designated locations. Use of wood burning devices, used in conjunction with temporary dwellings, including tents and trailers, is prohibited. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.
3. Non-industrial use of chain saws is prohibited, except as waived by the Forester.
4. Use of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all terrain vehicles, is prohibited, except on improved roads and designated areas. A waiver has been issued that allows OHV use on all of the designated OHV trails in the Browns Camp, Jordan Creek, Diamond Mill, Trask, and Nicolai Mountain(Clatsop State Forest) OHV Areas.
5. Possession of the following fire fighting equipment is required while traveling, except on state highways, county roads and driveways: one shovel and one gallon of water or one 2½ pound or larger fire extinguisher.
6. Use of fireworks is prohibited.
7. Use of exploding targets is prohibited.
8. Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is prohibited.
The State Forester or an authorized representative may, in writing, approve a modification or waiver of these requirements.
These restrictions shall remain in effect until replaced, suspended, or terminated by an additional proclamation of the State Forester or an authorized representative.
Maps of the subject area may be viewed at the State Forester's Office, in Salem, Oregon, and at principal offices of the Forest Protection District.
Definitions of words and phrases used in this proclamation may be found in ORS 477.001, OAR 629-041-0005, and at:
oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/Closures/definitions.pdf
______________________________
Steve Wilson
Fire Prevention Manager
Protection From Fire Program
Done in Salem, Oregon, July 22, 2010