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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/19/2008 04:21 PM Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 06/22/2008 10:10 PM
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Fire Restrictions Go Into Effect in High Hazard Areas With Maps Enclosed

Sonora, CA....The Forest Service today announced that, because of high fire danger, effective Wednesday, June 25, 2008 a Forest Order enacting temporary fire restrictions will go into effect in High Hazard Areas of the Stanislaus National Forest. The fire restriction prohibits campfires, briquette barbecues, and smoking outside developed campgrounds in designated High Hazard Areas of the Forest. Welding and blasting also are prohibited, except by special permit. Forest Supervisor Susan Skalski noted, “Hot, dry weather and....
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tinder-dry conditions continue to persist in high hazard areas of the Forest. This Forest Order serves as an extra measure to help reduce the potential for large and damaging wildfires. We are asking the publics cooperation in helping us.

Sonora Ranger Station
19777 Greenley Road, Sonora
(209) 532-3671
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mi-Wok
Ranger Station
Highway 108, Mi-Wuk Village
(209) 586-3234
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Summit
Ranger Station
Highway 108, Pinecrest
(209) 965-3434
Monday-Sunday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Groveland
Ranger Station
Highway 120, Buck Meadows
(209) 962-7825
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday / Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Calaveras
Ranger Station
Highway 4, Hathaway Pines
(209) 795-1381
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. (Alpine Station open on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday through Monday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

These temporary fire restrictions by Forest Order suspend open campfires in high hazard areas, except in developed campgrounds and recreation sites. A list of designated campgrounds is available at the above Forest Service offices.
The restrictions on open sources of fire in the High Hazard area will be actively patrolled by Stanislaus Forest Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Prevention specialists. Persons who knowingly violate these restrictions on open sources of fire may be cited by Forest Officers.

Outside the National Forest, on lands protected by CAL FIRE, all burning permits were suspended in early May, 2008. According to Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Chief Mike Noonan all burning permits within the State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne, Calaveras, Eastern San Joaquin, and Eastern Stanislaus Counties have been suspended. This suspension also applies to Mariposa County within the CAL FIRE Madera Mariposa Merced Unit.

The CAL FIRE open burning suspension does not include campfires in organized campsites open to the public, or on private property if the purpose of the campfire is for cooking or providing warmth and is maintained in such a manner as to prevent the campfire from spreading to the wildland vegetation.
Personal use fuel wood cutting with a chainsaw is permissible on Stanislaus National Forest Land, with a valid permit. Personal use woodcutters should check in advance by calling (209) 532-5601 for recorded daily fire danger and wood cutting information.




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