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Extreme Fire Danger - Many Summit Areas Inaccessible - Sep 9 2020

Submitted by K7ATN on

Extreme Fire Danger - Many Summit Areas Inaccessible - Be Safe

Most (all) of Oregon National Forests are Closed

Most (all) State of Oregon and County Forest Lands are Closed

 

Many roads are closed including I-5 in Southern Oregon

Western US Fire Map: https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/

NW Fire Map: https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/information/firemap.aspx (may be slow to load)

Stimson logging fire closures

Submitted by NR7Y on
Summit

I was skunked today on my activation attempt for Round Top, due to fire risk closure. Here's a quick note to myself and other future activators concerning this.

Although Stimson maintains fairly open (hiking) public access rules for their property, they do close access entirely during Industrial Fire Protection Level (IFPL) II or higher. If you are activating in a Stimson propery area during the summer months, check the website ahead of time.

Stimpson western (Oregon) public access rules: