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Level III Fire Restrictions in Effect For Los Padres National Forest

NEWS RELEASE

Los Padres National Forest

For Immediate Release

Fire Restrictions Take Effect in Los Padres National Forest

GOLETA, CA, May 19, 2014…Due to extremely dry vegetation and an increasing fire danger, Los Padres National Forest officials announced that Level III fire restrictions will go into effect beginning today, May 19, 2014. The following restrictions will be rigorously enforced until this Forest Order expires:

*Wood and charcoal fires are prohibited in all areas of Los Padres National Forest except for designated Campfire Use sites; however persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are allowed to use portable stoves and lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel outside of designated Campfire Use Sites. California Campfire Permits are available for free download from the Los Padres National Forest website.

*You must clear all flammable material for a distance of 10 feet in all directions from your camp stove, have a shovel available, and ensure that a responsible person attends the stove at all times when it is in use.

*Recreational target shooting is prohibited in all areas of the National Forest unless specifically authorized by a special use permit with the Forest.

*Hunting with a valid State of California hunting license during open hunting season is exempt from this restriction.

*Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the national forest except within an enclosed vehicle, building, or designated Campfire Use Site.

*Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order on roads and trails specifically designated for such use. (This restriction is in effect year-round.)

 

A list designated Campfire Use Sites is attached. For further information regarding current conditions and safety tips, contact your nearest Forest Service office or visit the Los Padres National Forest website .

Contact: Andrew Madsen (805) 961-5759

Twitter: @LosPadresNF

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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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  • Thanks for the alert. We had a good rain through the night and morning in Carmel Valley, hope some of that traveled south to you.

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