Santa Lucia Ranger District - Emergency Fire Area Closure Expanded
Incident: La Brea Fire Wildfire
Released: 8/19/2009
Date: August 19, 2009 Los Padres National Forest
6755 Hollister Ave. #150
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Goleta, CA 93117
CONTACT: Joe Pasinato 805-961-5745 www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres
Santa Lucia Ranger District - Emergency Fire Area Closure Expanded
GOLETA, CA...Due to the fire emergency, effective August 19, the Forest Service is expanding the closure area of forest lands surrounding the La Brea Fire. The expanded emergency closure prohibits public entry to all national forest lands, trails, roads and recreation sites within the closure area specified below. The closure applies only to national forest lands and does not affect private lands within the national forest boundary. The closure will be in effect until further notice.
Specifically, the expanded La Brea Fire Closure Area includes the following loop (shown on attached map):
- beginning three miles north of Pine Canyon Fire Station on State Highway 166 at its intersection with the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest;
- then continues northeasterly along State Highway 166 to its intersection with the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest,
- then continues southeasterly along the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest to its intersection with State Highway 33;
- then continues south along the west side of State Highway 33 to its intersection with the Potrero Seco Road (Forest Road No. 6N03);
- then continues west along the south side of Potrero Seco Road to the ridgeline in Section 4, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., San Bernardino Meridian (the boundary between the Mt. Pinos Ranger District and the Santa Barbara Ranger District);
- then continues west along the boundary between the Mt. Pinos Ranger District and the Santa Barbara Ranger District to its intersection with the Big Pine Buckhorn Road (Forest Road No. 9N11);
- then continues west along the boundary between the Santa Lucia Ranger District and the Santa Barbara Ranger District to its intersection with Happy Canyon Road (Forest Road No. 7N07);
- then continues south along the east side of Happy Canyon Road (Forest Road No. 7N07) to its intersection with the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest;
- then continues north along the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest to the starting point, as shown on the attached La Brea Fire Closure Area Map.
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People planning a visit to this area of the forest are encouraged to contact their nearest Forest Service office to find out about other recreation opportunities unaffected by the fire.
Information about the fire and the emergency closure is available at Forest Service offices and online at http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1803 or http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/ or contact the Santa Lucia Ranger District at (805) 925-9538.
Forest visitors are reminded that fire restrictions are in effect in all areas of the Los Padres National Forest. For more information on restrictions, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres/conditions/
