STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION LEVEL 2
CLOSEDOWN ORDER
Number 06
Effective 12:01 a.m., PDT, August 26th, 2024
By virtue of the authority vested in me by ORS 477.625, ORS 477.670, and OAR 629-043-0070, I
hereby issue notice the following subject area is susceptible to damage by fire and proclaim Industrial
Fire Precaution Level 2 to be in effect:
All lands protected by the Central Oregon Protection District, in regulated
use area(s) MH-1 and MH-4 and all forestland within one-eighth mile
thereof.
Under Industrial Fire Precaution Level 2, the use of fire or power-driven machinery in any operation
area is unlawful unless such use is in compliance with the following:
Limited Shutdown: The following activities are not permitted between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and
8:00 p.m., except as noted:
- Power saws, except power saws may operate at loading sites all day
- Feller-bunchers with rotary head saws
- Cable yarding
- Blasting
- Welding, cutting, or grinding of metal
In addition, pursuant to ORS 477.665 and OAR 629-043-0030, the fire watch requirement for this
level is reduced from a minimum of three hours to a minimum of two hours during breaks and at the
end of the operation period.
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 or terminated by an additional Closedown
Order 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.
Rob Pentzer, District Forester
Central Oregon District
Oregon Department of Forestry
August 23, 202