(Olympia, WA)  --  Fire season begins Friday for southern Oregon.  The Douglas Forest Protective Association, the Umpqua National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management in Roseburg have declared fire season will begin on Friday, May 28th.  It means that open fires are prohibited except at designated sites, backyard debris burning isn't allowed, and there are restrictions on commercial operations.  All of southern Oregon ranges from Severe to Exceptional Drought.