Prineville, Ore. – Lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will be placed under a Regulated Use Closure beginning Friday July 1, 2016 at 12:01 am.
The Regulated Use Closure applies to private, county, and state owned lands protected by COD in Deschutes, Grant, Hood River, Wasco, Wheeler, Crook, Jefferson, Morrow, Harney, Umatilla, Lake, and Gilliam counties.
The intent of the Closure is to limit human caused wildfires.
Recent high temperatures have dried wildland fuels and increased the danger of large fire growth.
Human caused fires in COD are above the ten year average for the District, which concerns fire managers as we enter the heart of fire season with dry fuels, warm temperatures and an increasing possibility of lightning caused fires.
The full Regulated Use Closure Proclamation can be found on the Central Oregon District website: www.ODFcentraloregon.com.
