New fire restrictions announced for Cleveland National Forest

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Cleveland National Forest officials Saturday announced elevated fire restrictions until Jan. 1, 2021, and ordered the closure of Three Sisters & Cedar Creek Fall Trails after a heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service.

The trails will be closed until Sunday, officials said.

``These restrictions are put into effect to provide for emergency resource protection and public safety during hazardous fire conditions,'' a forest official said.

The new restrictions include:

-- No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or

within a developed recreation si...