Industrial Fire Restrictions Increase, July 27

News release CFPA.  Fire danger conditions have increased prompting Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) to impose a Level II (2) industrial closure for all private, county, state, and BLM lands within Fire Closure Zones CS-2 and SK-1. The closure will take effect at 12:01 AM July 28, 2017. This closure applies to all industrial operations working within CS-5 and SK-2. The Level II (Limited Shutdown) prohibits the operation of power saws; feller bunchers with rotary head saws; cable yarding; blasting; welding, cutting or grinding of metal between 1 PM and 8 PM. For more information on fire prevention restrictions you can find CFPA on the web at www.coosfpa.net, call the closure line at 541-267-1789 or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.