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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
UMPQUA National Forest
Roseburg, OR
ORDER NO. 06-15-01-24-01

HOMESTEAD EMERGENCY FIRE CLOSURE
Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited upon the roads, trails, and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order is effective September 24, 2024 through January 15, 2025, unless rescinded sooner. This order rescinds and supersedes Closure Order No. 06-15-24-07, signed August 27, 2024.

PROHIBITIONS:
1. Being on a road. [36 CFR § 261.54 (e)]
2. Going into or being upon an area closed for the protection of public health and safety. [36 CFR § 261.52 (e)]
3. Being on a trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]

CLOSURE AREA:
The Closure Area is described as an area starting in T26S, R04E, Sec. PB 40 at the intersection of Forest Service Road (FSR) 3401 and FSR 34, following FSR 34 north to the Umpqua National Forest Boundary, following the Umpqua National Forest Boundary northwest to FSR 22, following FSR 22 northwest to the Umpqua National Forest Boundary, following the Umpqua National Forest Boundary south to the eastern edge of BLM Road 25-1E-31.0 (also known as FSR 23), following the eastern edge of BLM Road 25-1E-31.0 southeast to the eastern edge of County Road 249, following the eastern edge of County Road 249 southwest to Highway 138E, following Highway 138E east to FSR 34, then following FSR 34 back to the point of origin at the intersection of FSR 3401 and FSR 34 in T26S, R04E, Sec. PB 40.

EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 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.

2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

3. The following recreation sites remain open:
•Canton Creek Campground
•Island Campground
•Horseshoe Bend Campground
•Eagle Rock Campground
•Boulder Flat Campground
•Toketee Lake Campground
•Toketee Falls and Trailhead

4. The status of roads, lands, and trails not under Umpqua National Forest jurisdiction will be determined by the corresponding agency or government entity. For the status of Highway 138 please go to tripcheck.com.
These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.
Violations of this prohibition are 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 6 months, or both (16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3351, 3559, 3571, and 3581).
Executed on September 24, 2024 in Roseburg, Oregon.
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Jake Winn
Deputy Forest Supervisor
Umpqua National Forest