Fire Prevention Order Bureau of Land Management Lakeview District

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Lakeview District Office
1301 South G Street,
Lakeview, Oregon 97630
blm.gov/office/lakeview-district-office

FIRE PREVENTION ORDER – BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT – LAKEVIEW DISTRICT

In conjunction with the declaration of the 2023 fire season, all lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management within half a mile of the Klamath River from the Keno Dam downstream to the Oregon/California border fall under this fire prevention order. 

Pursuant to Title 43 CFR 9212.2 (a), the following acts are prohibited on lands in the Klamath River Canyon within the Klamath Falls Field Office of the Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management to prevent human-caused fire and reduce wildfire potential. 

This fire prevention order will become effective at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on the 16^th day of June 2023 and remain in effect until further notice. 

Acts Prohibited Under This Order 

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal briquettes except at a designated area as listed in Exhibit A. (Portable cooking stoves, and fire pits using liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed when used in an area at least (6) feet from vegetation). 
2. Smoking while traveling in timber, brush, or grass areas, except in vehicles on roads or while stopped in an area at least three (3) feet in diameter that is barrenor cleared of all flammable material. 
3. Operating any type of motorized vehicle except on roadways clear of flammable vegetation. Parking of vehicles off roadways must be done in an area barren of flammable material. 
4. Operating any type of motorized vehicle on the Lakeview District,BLM, without the following:
   1. One shovel not less than twenty-six (26) inches in overall length with a blade not less than eight (8) inches wide; and
   2. One water container of at least on (1) gallon filled to capacity, or a 2.5-pound fire extinguisher, ABC, fully charged; and
   3. One axe, with a handle twenty-six (26) inches in length and a head weight of not less than two (2) pounds. 
5. Operating a chainsaw. 
6. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame. 

Persons Exempted from This Order
Pursuant to Title 43 CFR 9212.3 (a), the following persons are exempt from this order: 

1. Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act of omission. 
2. Any federal, state, or local officer or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official duty. 

Penalties for Violations
Anyone who is found guilty of violating a fire prevention order may be subject to prosecution under any applicable law or BLM regulation. A violation of this order may be classified as a Class A Misdemeanor Offense under 43 USC 1733(a) FLPMA, 18 USC 3559, and 18 USC 3571 Sentence of Fine – Sentencing Reform Act, Oct. 12, 1984. If the violation does not result in death, anyone who violates this order may be fined not more than $100,000 and/or imprisoned for not more than 12 months or may be fined in accordance with the applicable provisions of 18 USC 3571. Restitution for total fire suppression and damage costs incurred will be borne by the responsible party. 

Todd Forbes
District Manager
Lakeview District