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Closure Order Number: # 0402-06-63
 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District and Cascade
Ranger District
Payette National Forest, Council Ranger District
Lava Fire and Boulder Fire Area, Road, and Trail Closure
PROHIBITIONS
 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are
prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, trails in the Boise National
Forest and Payette National Forest described below and shown on the attached map
incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):
1. Going into or being upon the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(e).
2. Being on the Described Roads. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).
3. Being on the Described Trails. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).
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 fire
fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
3. Federal or State administrative personnel in the performance of an official duty.
DESCRIBED AREA, ROADS, AND TRAILS
The Described Area is all NFS Lands within the following boundaries:
1. Beginning at the intersection of NFS Road #601 and the Forest Boundary
intersection in Section 20, Township 11 North, Range 2 East.
2. Following NFS Road #601 east to the junction with NFS Road #644 in Section 17,
Order Number: # 0402-06-63
Township 11 North, Range 3 East.
3. Following NFS Road #644 but excluding NFS Road #644 northeast to the junction
with the Boise Forest Boundary in Section 9, Township 11 North, Range 3 East.
4. Following the Boise Forest Boundary north to the intersection with Forest Road
#186 in Section 12, Township 16 North, Range 2 East.
5. Following Forest Road #186 west to junction with the Payette National Forest
Boundary in Section 2, Township 16 North, Range 2 East.
6. Following Forest Road #186 southwest to the junction of NFS Road #186 and NFS
Trail #210 in Section 16, Township 16 North, Range 2 East.
7. Following NFS Trail #210 south to the junction with NFS Trail #332 in Section 13,
Township 16 North, Range 1 East.
8. Following NFS Trail #332 south to the junction with Forest Road #186 in Section
9, Township 15 North, Range 1 East.
9. Following Forest Road #186 West to the Payette Forest Boundary in Section 9,
Township 15 North, Range 1 East.
10. Following the Payette National Forest Boundary south to the intersection with
Boise National Forest Boundary in Section 35, Township 13 North, Range 1 East.
11. Following the Boise Forest Boundary south to the intersection with NFS Road

#601, the beginning point.

The Described Roads are all NFS Roads within and bordering the Described Area: NFS
Roads #186, #422, #422A, #422B, #422M, #422N, #422R, #422R1, #435, #435R, #446,
#50206, #50210, #50211, #50214, #50218, #50245, #50317, #50718, #50835, #601,
#607, #609, #609A, #609A1, #614, #614A, #614A1, #614B, #614C, #614C1, #614D,
#614E, #614E1, #614E2, #614F, #614G, #618, #625, #626, #644, #653, and #685.
The Described Trails are all NFS Trails within the Described Area: NFS Trail #133, #198,
#198B, #201, #203, #209, #210, #331, #332, #515, #518, #396, #560, and #1763.
The following NFS Roads bordering the Described Area are open: Forest Roads #422
and #644.
 

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during the Lava and Boulder Fires.
Order Number: # 0402-06-63
IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from September 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM through
December 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area, Roads, and Trails 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/alerts/Boise/alerts-notices.
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 Emmett Ranger District in Emmett, ID at (208) 365-7000, Cascade
Ranger District in Cascade, ID at (208) 382-7400, and Boise National Forest
Supervisor’s Office in Boise, ID at (208) 373-4100, or the Council Ranger District
in Council, ID at (208) 253-0100, and Payette National Forest Supervisor’s Office
in McCall, ID at (208) 634-0700 for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes Orders #0402-06-62, #0402-04-98 and any previous
Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in or on the same Described Area,
Road, or Trail.
Signed and issued on ____________.
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Brant Petersen
Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest
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Kevin Knesek
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest