Vale BLM Lowering Fire Restrictions

VALE, Ore. – Effective September 28, 2017, the Vale District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be reducing fire restrictions on all BLM-administered lands district-wide.

"The recent wet weather has improved fire conditions locally and regionally," said Al Crouch, mitigation/ education specialist. “However, this does not mean that fire season is over and the general fire prevention order still applies. As you travel and recreate on your public lands this fall, we urge you to take caution as wildfires can still occur. This is especially true on warm, dry and windy fall days."

 Help protect and preserve our public lands. Know before you go and be careful with fire. If you have a campfire, never leave it unattended and have the necessary tools to keep it under control and extinguish it. If hauling a trailer, check to ensure the safety chains are not dragging and wheels, bearings and brakes are in good condition, and loads are secured. Check your off-road machines and vehicles to ensure spark arrestors are functioning properly and undercarriages are free of debris. Keep hot exhaust systems from contacting dry grass. When target shooting, avoid steel core ammunition and hard targets such as metal, glass and rock. Check your spark arrestor on your chainsaw and avoid striking rocks when operating. Remember, one less spark equals one less wildfire.

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