Ump262 Emergency Road Closure 9-24-09
Incident: Boze and Rainbow Creek Wildfire
Released: 9/24/2009
Umpqua National Forest
Boze and Rainbow Creek Fire Area Closures
The Umpqua National Forest has issued an emergency area closure for the Boze and Rainbow Creek Fires to provide for public health and safety due to active fire and extreme fire conditions until December 21, 2009 or sooner if rescinded. Approximately 155,000 acres (15.7% of the entire Umpqua NF) on the North Umpqua, Diamond Lake, and Tiller Ranger Districts are closed. This includes any road, trail, trailhead, recreation site, or campground within the closure area, as described in the narrative below. However, 830,000 acres of the forest remain open for recreation.
The public is cautioned to be aware of increased fire suppression traffic on forest roads around the fire closure area. Also, there may be periods of heavy smoke from the two fires that could impact sight distances while driving near the fire area.
A map of the fire closure area and the entire closure order is available on the Umpqua National Forest web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua/conditions/forest-orders/index.shtml.
Description of the Boze and Williams Creek Fire Closure Area.
(Effective 9/23/09)
Described as all lands inside the following boundary are closed. Beginning at the junction of Forest Service Road (FSR) 28 (South Umpqua Road) and FSR 29 (Buckeye Creek Road) continuing northeast on FSR 28 excluding the roadway to the junction of FSR 27 (Quartz Mountain), north on FSR 27 including the roadway to the junction of FSR 2781 including the roadway, continuing on FSR2781 northeast to FSR 100, continuing northeast on FSR 100 including the roadway to the junction of FSR 2715 (Snowbird Road), continuing north on FSR 2715 including the roadway to the junction of FSR 4720, continuing north on FSR 4720 excluding the roadway to the junction of FSR 4714 (Apple Creek Road) excluding the roadway continuing to State Highway 138, continuing east on State Highway 138 excluding the roadway to the junction with FSR 37 (Fish Creek Road), continuing south on FSR 37 excluding the roadway and Watson Creek Falls wayside to the Umpqua National Forest boundary, continuing southwest along the forest boundary to the junction with Forest Trail 1437 (Acker Divide Trail), continuing west on trail 1437 including the trail to the junction of Forest Trail 1437, continuing north including the trail to the junction of Forest Trail 1435 and continuing north including the trail to FSR 400 excluding the roadway to the junction of FSR550, continuing on FSR550 excluding the roadway west to the junction of FSR 2830, continuing west on FSR 2830 excluding the roadway to the junction of FSR 29 (Buckeye Creek Road), continuing west on FSR 29 excluding the roadway to the junction of the FSR 28 (South Umpqua Road), the beginning.
