Douglas Forest
Protective Association
The 2025 Fire Season:
IN EFFECT
INITIATED: 06/06/2025
ENDED:
Current Public Use Restriction Level:
HIGH
IFPL: 3
PUBLIC Change Effective: 12:01AM 07/01/2025
INDUSTRIAL Change Effective: 12:01 AM 07/14/25
PUBLIC USE RESTRICTIONS
EFFECTIVE LEVEL: HIGH 07/01/2025
Prohibited At All Times
Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in vehicles on improved roads, in boats on the water, and at other designated locations.
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FIREWORKS
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EXPLODING TARGETS & TRACER AMMUNITION
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SKY LANTERNS
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DEBRIS BURNING- INCLUDING DEBRIS PILES AND BURN BARRELS
Only At Designated Sites
Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires, and warming fires, except at designated sites. Charcoal and pellet BBQs are allowed at residential home sites that are fully developed, landscaped, and maintained when used in a cleared area that is free of flammable vegetation. A charged garden hose or one 2 ½ pound or larger fire extinguisher must be immediately available. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed elsewhere. The use of portable appliances such as camp stoves and fire pits using liquified or bottled fuels are allowed in clear areas free of flammable vegetation. The following is required where open fires and appliances are allowed; one shovel and one gallon of water or one 2 ½ pound fire extinguisher.
ALLOWED AT ALL TIMES WHEN IN COMPLIANCE
Electric fence controller in use shall be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory or be certified by the Department of Consumer and Business Services and be operated in compliance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
ALLOWED BEFORE
10 AM AND AFTER 8PM
Non-Industrial Power Saw Use: When allowed, each saw being used must have a shovel and a fire extinguisher of at least 8 ounce capacity. A firewatch of at least one hour is required following the use of each saw. Cutting, Grinding, or Welding of Metal: When allowed, is restricted to areas that are cleared of flammable materials and a charged garden hose or a 2 ½ pound or larger ABC fire extinguisher must be immediately available. Cutting, Trimming or Mowing of Dried, Cured Grass The use of battery or electric string trimmers and the culture and harvest of agricultural crops is exempt from this requirement. Power Driven Machinery not specifically mentioned above and used for any non-industrial improvement or development on private property is restricted. Each piece of equipment must have a shovel and a 2 ½ pound or larger ABC fire extinguisher. A one hour fire watch is required once work has completed for the day.
OFF-ROAD DRIVING IS NOT ALLOWED
Fuel-powered generators: Fuel-powered generators are allowed during the following hours and may be operated in a cleared area free of flammable vegetation. The use of generators at residential homesites when used in a cleared area that is free of flammable vegetation are exempt from time restrictions. One shovel and one 2 ½ pound or larger ABC fire extinguisher must be immediately available.