Portions of the Malheur National Forest will lower the Fire Danger
By Mindy Gould on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
HARNEY AND GRANT COUNTIES-Effective Midnight, Tuesday, September, 10th the Emigrant Creek Ranger District portion of the Malheur National Forest will be lowering the Fire Danger to High and the IFPL to III. Public use Restrictions will remain at C.
Level III Partial Shutdown:
The following are prohibited except as indicated:
- Cable yarding – except that gravity operated logging systems employing nonmotorized carriages or approved motorized carriages may operate between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. when all block and moving lines, except for the line between the carriage and the chokers, are suspended ten feet above the ground;
- Power saws – except power saws may be used at loading sites and on tractor/skidder operations between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. local time.
 | HIGH – When the fire danger is “high”, fires can start easily from most causes and small fuels (such as grasses and needles) will ignite readily. Unattended campfires and brush fires are likely to escape. Fires will spread easily, with some areas of high-intensity burning on slopes or concentrated fuels. Fires can become serious and difficult to control unless they are put out while they are still small. |
PHASE C:
Pursuant to 36 CFR, Sec. 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on all National Forest System Lands within the Malheur National Forest, Emigrant Creek Ranger District, in the State of Oregon.
- Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal briquette or stove fire. 36 CFR § 261.52(a). Fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels are allowed when flammable vegetation is cleared a minimum 3 feet away from open flame.
- Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building. 36 CFR § 261.52(d).
- Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine. 36 CFR § 261.52(h).
- Generators are allowed when located in a location cleared of flammable material in a 10’ diameter and approved spark arrestor.
- Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order in accordance with U.S. Forest Service Standard 5100-1. 36 CFR § 261.52(j).
- Possess or use a vehicle off National Forest System roads. 36 CFR § 261.56
- Except when parking in an area devoid of vegetation within 10 feet of the roadway.
- Possessing, discharging, or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR § 261.52(f).
- Using an explosive. 36 CFR § 261.52(b).
