Con
ntact: Tara Martinak (541
1) 573-4400
Release No. OR-BU-13
3-24
Septtember 6, 201
13
BLM LIF
FTS PU
UBLIC USE RESTRICT
TIONS Industrial fire preca
aution dropps to 2
Hin
nes, Ore. – Cooler tempeeratures and a bit of moisture have a llowed U.S. Bureau of Land
Mannagement (B
BLM) fire offficials to red
duce the Indu
ustrial Fire P recaution Level (IFPL)) to two,
effeective Monday, Septemb
ber 9. IFPL two limits th
he operation of power saaws to only those hours
betw
ween 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. All power saw operatorrs must stay i n the cutting area for onne hour
afteer the chainsaaw is shut offf to watch for fire startss.
In addition, all fire restrictio
ons and regu
ulated fire closures have been lifted on BLM-adm
ministered
landds within thee Burns Interragency Firee Zone (BIFZ
Z). Campfirres outside established
cam
mpgrounds arre allowed in
n areas clearr of flammab
ble vegetatioon and cold to the touch when left
ublic use resttrictions rem
main in effectt on Malheurr National Foorest lands within the
unaattended. Pu
BIF
FZ.
BIF
FZ Fire Manaagement Offficer Ken Hiigle said, “Th
he removal o f public usee restrictionss on BLM
landds does not eliminate thee potential fo
or wildfire. Fire danger does still exxist and all trravelers are
encouraged to take extremee care when visiting publlic lands thiss fall.”
For more inform
mation on firre restriction
ns, regulated fire closure s, the IFPL or current firre activity,
calll (541) 573-4
4545. To rep
port a wildfiire, call (541) 573-1000.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Fedeeral agency. Thiis land, known as the National
Systeem of Public Lan
nds, is primarily
y located in 12 Western states, in
ncluding Alaska. The BLM alsoo administers 7000 million acres
hout the nation. The BLM's mulltiple-use missioon is to sustain thhe health, diverssity, and
of suub-surface minerral estate through
produuctivity of the pu
ublic lands for th
he use and enjoy
yment of presentt and future geneerations. In Fisccal Year 2012, acctivities on
publiic lands generateed $4.6 billion in
n revenue, much
h of which was sh
hared with the S tates where the activities occurrred. In
addittion, public land
ds contributed mo
ore than $112 biillion to the U.S. economy and h elped support more than 500,0000 jobs.
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