Angeles National Forest Station Fire Closure Order
Incident: Station Fire Wildfire
Released: 9/3/2009
Order No. 01-09-07
AREA CLOSURE
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Station Fire Area of the Angeles National Forest. This order is effective from 12:00 p.m. on September 3, 2009, until the Station Fire is fully contained.
1. Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Station Fire Area, which is described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B. 36 CFR 261.53(e).
2. Being on any National Forest System road within the Station Fire Area, which is described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B. 36 CFR 261.54(e).
3. Being on any National Forest System trail within the Station Fire Area, which is described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B. 36 CFR 261.55(a).
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:
1. Persons with a permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
2. Owners or lessees of private land within the Station Fire Area are exempt from the prohibitions listed above to the extent necessary to gain access to their land.
3. Persons who reside on private land within the Station Fire Area are exempt from the prohibitions listed above to the extent necessary to gain access to their residences.
4. Persons with a special use permit or contract from the Forest Service authorizing work within the Station Fire Area and their employees, contractors, or agents are exempt from the prohibitions listed above to the extent authorized by the special use permit or contract.
5. 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 contained in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.
Done at Arcadia, California, this 3rd day of September, 2009.
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MARTIN DUMP is Acting Forest Supervisor Angeles National Forest
A violation of these prohibitions 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.
This order supersedes Order No. 01-09-06, dated Aug. 30, 2009.
