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Order Number: #03-05-05-25-010

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Coronado National Forest
Santa Catalina Ranger District
AREA CLOSURE, OCCUPANCY AND USE RESTRICTIONS

PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Santa Catalina Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):
1. Entering, going into, or being in or upon the Described Areas 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e);

EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.
3. Persons using any NFS road or the following NFS trails: Mount Lemmon (#5) and Meadow (#5A).

DESCRIBED AREA
As depicted in the map at Exhibit A, the Described Area consists of all National Forest lands within the Santa Catalina Ranger District starting at 32.48871, -110.69562 where the Control Road intersects the Forest Boundary within Township 11 South, Range 16 East, Section 10.
Following the Forest Boundary north to Township 11 South, Range 16 East, Section 2, then east and north within Township 10 South, Range 16 East, Section 34, then west to Township 10 South, Range 16 East, Section 28, then north past Peppersauce Campground to Township 10 South, Range 16 East, Section 4, then west to Township 10 South, Range 16 East, Section 5, the north to Township 10 South, Range 16 East, Section 5, then west to Township 10 South, Range 15 East, Section 3, then south to Township 10 South, Range 15 East, Section 3, then east to Township 10 South, Range 15 east, Section 2, then south to Township 10 South, Range 15 East, Section 14, then West to Township 10 South, Range 15 East, Section 19, then south to Township 11 South, Range 15 East, Section 5, then west to Township 11 South, Range 15 East, Section 6, then South to Township 11 South, Range 15 East, Section 7, then west to Township 11 South, Range 14 East, Section 12, then west to Township 11 South, Range 14 East, Section 12, then south to Township 11 South, Range 14 East, Section 12, then west to Township 11 South, Range 14 East, Section 13, then south to Township 11 South, Range 14 East, Section 24, then generally west and north to Township 11 South, Range 14 East, Section 23.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety due to the Cody Wildfire, and any subsequent fires in the Described Area.

IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from May 26, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. and will remain in effect through June 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. or until rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coronado/alerts
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Santa Catalina Ranger District in Sabino Canyon at (520) 749-8700, and Coronado National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Tucson at (520) 388-8300, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area.