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County adopts summer wildfire restrictions on unprotected lands and county property effective June 1
Summary
Deschutes County declared a local state of emergency for wildfire risk and adopted Resolution 2025-013 to impose public use restrictions — including bans on open fires and fireworks and time-limited chainsaw use — on unprotected lands and county-owned properties effective June 1.
Deschutes County on May 21 adopted Resolution 2025-013, declaring an emergency and imposing public-use fire restrictions on unprotected wild lands within the unincorporated county and on county‑owned lands effective June 1.
County Forester Kevin Moriarty outlined the proposed restrictions to prevent wildfire starts as weather turns warmer and drier. The restrictions apply to “unprotected lands” (areas outside structural fire protection districts and outside Oregon Department of Forestry protection) and county-owned…
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