BLM enters fire season in Coos, Douglas and Curry Counties

BLM enters fire season in Coos, Douglas and Curry Counties

Bureau of Land Management officials are restricting certain activities on public lands in Coos, Curry and Douglas Counties to reduce the risk of human-caused fires.

SC halts open burning

With low precipitation and warm temperatures expected to continue, Sanders County has announced that no burn permits will be issued in the county, joining similar action by Missoula County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. “It’s because of lack of moisture and, looking at the weather forecast, everything is going to be dry,” said Bill Naegeli with the Sanders County Office of Emerge...