BEND, OR -- The Forest Service raised the Industrial Fire Precaution to Level II, early Wednesday morning, in response to continued hot and dry conditions. The move restricts hours of operation for permitted commercial and industrial operations on lands managed by the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management. Things like Power saws, blasting and metal cutting can only be used between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m.
Click HERE to learn more about the Industrial Fire Precaution Level.
Local Fire conditions also prompted the Deschutes National Forest to increase the fire danger rating level to High, this week, which lets recreational visitors know that vegetation ignites easily and unattended campfires or debris fires are likely to escape.
