Emergency Fire Closure
Incident: Mad Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 7/3/2008
SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST
FOREST ORDER NO. 10-08-05
MAD RIVER RANGER DISTRICT
MAD COMPLEX FIRE CLOSURE
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Mad River Ranger District of the Six Rivers National Forest. This order is effective from July 3, 2008, until the Mad Complex Fire is fully suppressed.
- Going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Mad Complex Fire Closure Area. The Mad Complex Fire Closure Area boundary begins at the intersection of Trinity County Road No. 501 and Forest Road No. 29N30, then continues northeast along Forest Road No. 29N30 to the forest boundary, then continues southeasterly along the forest boundary to its intersection with Forest Road No. 27N02, then continues south along Forest Road No. 27N02 to Mikes Rock in the south ½ of Section 23, Township 26 North, Range 12 West (Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian), then continues northwest to its intersection with Trinity County Road No. 501, and then continues east of Trinity County Road No. 501 to the starting point, as shown on the attached map (pdf 314kb). 36 CFR 261.52(e).
- Being on any National Forest System road within the Fire Closure Area, as shown on the attached map. 36 CFR 261.54(e).
- Being on any National Forest System trail within the Fire Closure Area, as shown on the attached map. 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 Mad Complex Fire Closure Area, to the extent necessary to access their land.
- Residents in the Mad Complex Fire Closure Area, 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 2nd day of July 2008.
/s/ Nancy J. Gibson
NANCY J. GIBSON
Acting 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.
