05/13/2026
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๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ ๐๐:๐๐ ๐.๐ฆ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ โ๐๐จ๐ฐโ (๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง). ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐.๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง.
Beginning on Friday, the following restrictions will take effect within the City of Grants Pass:
-Smoking in areas of flammable vegetation is prohibited.
-Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, cooking fires, and warming fires, except at locations designated by the Fire Marshal. Still allowed will be natural gas, propane, and charcoal BBQโs, smokers as well as natural gas and propane ornamental fires.
-Power saw use is permitted all day during low fire danger. Each power saw is required to have one shovel and one fire extinguisher of at least 8-ounce capacity. A Firewatch of at least one hour is required following the use of each saw.
-Cutting, grinding, and welding of metal in areas of flammable vegetation is permitted all day during low fire danger.
-The mowing of dry, cured grass is permitted all day during low fire danger.
-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 is permitted when conducted in a cleared area and a charged garden hose or one 2 ยฝ pound or larger fire extinguisher is 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