Contact: Kyle
Reed
541-672-6507 x 136, kyle.reed@oregon.gov
Smoke will soon be seen
throughout Douglas County as the Douglas Forest Protective Association works
with farmers, ranchers and other landowners to complete prescribed burns
throughout the Umpqua Valley. Prescribed burns may be conducted on
fields, pastures and hillsides to promote productive grazing lands for
livestock and to improve habitat for wildlife. The main objective of the
prescribed burns is to remove noxious weeds, brush, insects and plant disease
from the proposed burn sites. Permits for backyard debris burning,
including both debris piles and burn barrels, will not be issued at this time.
throughout Douglas County as the Douglas Forest Protective Association works
with farmers, ranchers and other landowners to complete prescribed burns
throughout the Umpqua Valley. Prescribed burns may be conducted on
fields, pastures and hillsides to promote productive grazing lands for
livestock and to improve habitat for wildlife. The main objective of the
prescribed burns is to remove noxious weeds, brush, insects and plant disease
from the proposed burn sites. Permits for backyard debris burning,
including both debris piles and burn barrels, will not be issued at this time.
Historically, DFPA and local
landowner’s have completed about 10,000 acres of prescribed burns annually
throughout Douglas County to improve habitat and pasture lands. Prescribed burns are also beneficial to firefighters by reducing the buildup of
brush and other flammable vegetation throughout the area. Fire officials
note that many wildfires have been suppressed in open grass fields and
hillsides where prescribed burning has taken place periodically over the years.
landowner’s have completed about 10,000 acres of prescribed burns annually
throughout Douglas County to improve habitat and pasture lands. Prescribed burns are also beneficial to firefighters by reducing the buildup of
brush and other flammable vegetation throughout the area. Fire officials
note that many wildfires have been suppressed in open grass fields and
hillsides where prescribed burning has taken place periodically over the years.
Prescribed
burns are made safe by the construction of fire trails around the proposed burn
site before fire is introduced onto the landscape. In addition,
landowners must be able to show that they have the ability and resources in the
form of fire suppression equipment and personnel on site to maintain control of
the prescribed burn. Once fire trails are approved by DFPA and weather
conditions are favorable, a permit may be issued to complete the prescribed
burn.
burns are made safe by the construction of fire trails around the proposed burn
site before fire is introduced onto the landscape. In addition,
landowners must be able to show that they have the ability and resources in the
form of fire suppression equipment and personnel on site to maintain control of
the prescribed burn. Once fire trails are approved by DFPA and weather
conditions are favorable, a permit may be issued to complete the prescribed
burn.
Fire officials say that the
effects from the prescribed burns on populated areas will be minimized by
allowing the burns to take place only when both fire conditions and weather
patterns are favorable to keep smoke out of large populated areas.
effects from the prescribed burns on populated areas will be minimized by
allowing the burns to take place only when both fire conditions and weather
patterns are favorable to keep smoke out of large populated areas.
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