Emergency Fire Closure
Incident: Hells Half Complex Wildfire
Released: 6/27/2008
SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST
FOREST ORDER NO. 10-08-03
Fire Closure
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Lower Trinity Ranger District of the Six Rivers National Forest. This order is effective from June 27, 2008, until the fire is fully suppressed.
- Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Fire Closure Area. The closure area boundary begins at the intersection of Forest Road No. 5N01 and Forest Route No. 6, then continues south along Forest Route No. 6 to the forest boundary, then continues northeasterly along the forest boundary to the northwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 5 North, Range 6 East (Humboldt Base and Meridian), and then continues west to the starting point, as shown on the attached map (pdf 340kb). 36 CFR 261.52(e).
- Being on any National Forest System road within the Fire Closure Area, as shown on the attached map (pdf 340kb). 36 CFR 261.54(e).
- Being on any National Forest System trail within the Fire Closure Area, as shown on the attached map (pdf 340kb). 36 CFR 261.55(a).
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:
- Persons with a permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
- Owners or lessees of land in the Fire Closure Area are exempt from the prohibitions listed above to the extent to necessary access their land.
- Residents in the Fire Closure Area are exempt from the prohibitions listed above to the extent necessary to access their residences.
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.
Executed in Eureka, California, this 26th day of June 2008.
/s/ Tyrone Kelley
TYRONE KELLEY
Forest Supervisor
Six Rivers National Forest
A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 USC 551 and 18 USC 3559, 3571, and 3581.
