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Fire Danger Level Increases To High Within The City Of Grants Pass Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 At 12:01 A.m. -06/30/25

GRANTS PASS, OR (June 30, 2025) – Extended periods of high temperatures have dried out vegetation, making it easier for fires to ignite and harder to control. As a result, the Fire Marshal of the City of Grants Pass will elevate the fire danger level to High (yellow) beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Public use of power-driven equipment, such as chainsaws, mowers, weed eaters, and more. The use of power-driven equipment, grinding, cutting of metal, and other spark-emitting equipment, such as wood splitters and generators, will be prohibited between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. This does not apply to mowing green lawns.


•             Smoking in areas of flammable vegetation is prohibited.
•             Open wood-fueled fires are prohibited, including campfires, cooking fires, and warming fires, except at locations designated by the Fire Marshal. Wood smokers, charcoal barbecues as well as propane, and natural gas-fueled ornamental fires are allowed.
•             Power saws must be shut down between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Outside these hours, each power saw is required to have one shovel and one fire extinguisher of at least 8-ounce capacity. A fire watch of at least one hour is required following the use of the saw.
•             Cutting, grinding, and welding of metal in areas of flammable vegetation is not allowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
•             The mowing of dried, cured grass will not be allowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
•             Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, are only allowed on improved roads free of flammable vegetation, except for the culture and harvest of agricultural crops.
•             Any other spark-emitting internal combustion engine in areas of flammable vegetation not specifically mentioned will not be allowed between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. During other hours, this equipment must be used in a cleared area and a charged garden hose or one 2 ½ pound or larger fire extinguisher must be immediately available.

The City Fire Marshal or an authorized representative may, in writing, approve a modification or waiver of these requirements.
For more information about the City of Grants Pass Fire Season regulations, please call the Fire Prevention Division at 541-450-6200