Blue Mountain firewood permits go on sale

Firewood permits for the Umatilla National Forest go on sale Monday.

Permits cost $5 a cord with a minimum purchase of four cords for $20. Households are limited to 12 cords per year.

Permits are available at Forest Service offices or can be purchased from private vendors for a fee of up to $2 for each four-cord permit.

They are sold at the Conoco General Store in Dayton, Smitty’s Ace Hardware in Hermiston and Southgate Mini-Mart in Pendleton.

Firewood cutters are required to carry an ax, a shovel and a fire extinguisher. Chainsaws must have an approved spark arrester.

This story was originally published April 29, 2017 at 10:44 AM with the headline "Blue Mountain firewood permits go on sale."