BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Beginning Saturday at 12:01 a.m., all lands managed by the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management will move to Industrial Fire Precaution Level II, the agencies said Wednesday. This level restricts hours of operation for permitted commercial and industrial operations on public lands to between 8 p.and 1 p.and is known as a “partial hoot owl.” The restrictions at this level apply to the use of power saws (except at commercial loading sites), cable yarding, blasting, welding, and cutting of metal.
