Fire Danger Project Activity Levels (PALs)

During summer, early fall, or fire season, parts of the Six Rivers National Forest may be closed to cutting due to fire danger or extreme weather conditions. Between May 1 and December 1, call (707) 441-3665 for a pre-recorded message of the predicted Project Activity Level (PAL) requirements for the next day. It is the permittee’s responsibility to comply with fire prevention precautions that may restrict access to areas in the forest.

Fuelwood Permit Requirements/Restrictions

1. Chainsaws and other internal combustion engines must be equipped with a Forest Service-approved spark-arrester system.
2. As a precaution, permittee’s are required to have a UL-approved fire extinguisher and a shovel with an overall length of at least 46 inches within 25 feet of chainsaw operations.
3. No firewood cutting in the following areas: active timber sale areas; posted “no wood cutting” areas; wilderness areas; administrative sites; within 150 feet of campgrounds; and within 300 feet of rivers, year-round streams, and lakes.

Six Rivers National Forest PAL Area's 

 

PAL Area / District
Area 110: Gasquet District
Area 112/115: Orleans / Lower Trinity District
Area 130: Mad River District
Area 201: Ukonom District

Project Activity Level (PAL) Definition: 

PAL	Restrictions
A	No additional permit restrictions
B	No additional permit restrictions
C	No additional permit restrictions
D	No fuelwood cutting after 1PM.
Ev/E (Red Flag Days)	No fuelwood cutting at any time.
This permit is void when a emergency fire closure is enacted.

Personal-Use Firewood on the Six Rivers National Forest: For additional information.