With occasional rain and decreasing temperatures assisting firefighting efforts, officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are loosening restrictions on what activities are allowed in the county’s forested areas.
According to the DFPA, predicted rain, decreasing temperatures, and an increase in relative humidity have reduced fire danger levels throughout forests in Douglas County. These conditions have also helped firefighters suppress the Devil’s Knob and Milepost 98 fires, which are 15% and 27% contained respectively. In light of the new conditions, the DFPA is relaxing public use restrictions on lands managed by the association.
The DFPA stressed that fire season is still in effect and several wildfires are still burning across Oregon.