It’s Cooler, But Fire Season Continues

We may be experiencing cooler temperatures and occasional rain showers in the Gorge, but that doesn’t mean fire season is over.  Kiel Nairns of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s The Dalles Unit says this has been a nice reprieve, but it will be at least another month before fire season can be declared over.  A heavy rain event will be needed to have fire season declared over.  As of Wednesday morning the ODF has reduced the hours of restriction for the mowing of dried grass, chainsaw use, and welding and cutting of metal on lands it protects in Hood River and Wasco counties to between the hours of 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.  The current burn ban in the two counties remains in effect.

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