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Mendocino National Forest takes steps to reduce human-caused wildfires
Forest Order No. 08-20-06 prohibits igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire except in developed recreation sites and wilderness within the Mendocino National Forest.
Forest Service officials are taking this necessary step to ensure that firefighters are available to safely respond and manage incidents.
In California, 95 percent of all wildfires are human-caused.
“With the above-normal fire season projected in much of California and the combined potential for wildfires and smoke to impact communities and firefighters, we need to reduce or eliminate human-caused wildfires and protect our firefighting resources. It is everyone’s responsibility to be fire safe at all times while visiting the forest,” said Forest Supervisor Ann Carlson.
Forest visitors will still be able to use pressurized liquid or gas devices – stoves, grills or lanterns – with shut-off valves, in an area at least 3 feet from any flammable materials.