HomeMy WebLinkAboutSample ODF Closure DeclarationSTATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
REGULATED CLOSURE PROCLAMATION
Number 05
Effective: 06:00 a.m., PDT, July 9, 2011
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 Central Oregon Forest Protection
District and all forestland 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 vehicles on
improved roads.
2. Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires,
cooking fires and warming fires, except in designated areas.
Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.
Open fires are allowed if conducted in compliance with a valid
Burning Permit issued pursuant to ORS 477.515.
3. Chain saw use is prohibited, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and
8:00 p.m. Chain saw use is permitted at all other hours, if the
following fire fighting equipment is present with each operating sa w:
one axe, one shovel, and one 8 ounce or larger fire extinguisher. In
addition, a fire watch is required at least one hour following the use
of each saw.
4. Use of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all terrain
vehicles, is prohibited, except on improved roads and except for
vehicle use by a landowner and employees of the landowner upon
their own land while conducting activities associated with their
livelihood.
5. Possession of the following fire fighting equipment is required while
traveling in a motorized vehicle, except on federal and state
highways, county roads and driveways: one shovel and one gallon
of water or one 2½ pound or larger fire extinguisher, except all-
terrain vehicles and motorcycles which must be equipped with an
approved spark arrestor in good working condition.
6. Use of fireworks is prohibited.
7. Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is prohibited between the
hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. At all other times the area is to be
cleared of flammable vegetation and the following fire equipment is
required: one axe, one shovel, and one 2 ½ pound or larger fire
extinguisher in good working order.
8. Mowing of dried grass with power driven equipment is prohibited,
between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except for the
commercial culture and harvest of agricultural crops.
9. Blasting is prohibited.
10. Any electric fence controller in use shall be: 1) Listed be a
nationally recognized testing laboratory or be certified by the
Department of Consumer and Business Services; and 2) Operated
in compliance with manufacturer’s instructions.
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:
https://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/Closures/definitions.pdf
______________________________
Robert Young
Workforce Capacity Manager
Protection From Fire Program
Done in Salem, Oregon, July 7, 2011
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