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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels June 28, 2004 City to get tough on fire rules Staff reports With fire danger now rated as high, the City of Ashland will be enforcing public-use fire restrictions on city-owned forest lands and on private property within the city limits. The elevated restrictions went into effect on Monday, and also affect state, county, private and Bureau of Land Management lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and Josephine Counties. The following activities are prohibited: o the use of fireworks in areas of dry vegetation such as dry grass, brush and forested areas, and on all federally managed lands o chain saw use between 1 and 8 p.m. o non-agricultural mowing of dry grass between 1 and 8 p.m. o non-agricultural, non-commercial use of power-driven machinery in areas of flammable vegetation between 1 and 8 p.m. o any use of explosives o cutting, welding, and grinding of metal in areas of flammable vegetation o any spark-emitting operation o open campfires in Lithia Park, although above-ground, free-standing barbecues using charcoal briquettes are permitted o use of vehicles off improved roads o smoking in wildland areas except in enclosed vehicles while on improved roads, free of flammable vegetation o all outdoor debris burning. In nearby Siskiyou County, Kevin Colburn, fire information officer for Klamath National Forest, said crews have been fighting numerous lightning caused fires. "Since [June 28] there have been approximately 3,393 confirmed lightning strikes with several fires that fire crews responded to," Colburn said. The Sleepy Fire, located east of Indian Tom Lake was the largest fire, consuming 200 acres before crews had it completely contained, Colburn said. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams