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 FIRE AREA EMERGENCY CLOSURE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST CRESCENT RANGER DISTRICT
 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 551, 36 C.F.R. §261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on National Forest System lands, roads and trails within the following described area on the Deschutes National Forest, Crescent Ranger District, as described in the attached Exhibit A. This Order becomes effective on July 2, 2024, and wil remain ni effect through October 1, 2024, until rescinded sooner. 

PROHIBITIONS:
1. Going onto or being within an area closed for public health and safety. 36 CFR § 261.53(e). 2. Being on a trail within the Closure Area. 36 CFR 261.55(a).
The area described below wil be closed to public access/entry due to hazards and hazardous conditions created because of the Red Fire burning northwest of Crescent, Oregon.
CLOSURE AREA:
The closure area is located within the State of Oregon, Klamath County, and within the Administrative Boundaries of the Deschutes National Forest. The closure applies to the NFS areas and trails described below. The closure area is depicted on the attached map, which is incorporated into this order as "Exhibit A". Al areas, trails, campgrounds, and rec sites in this closure area are closed.
AFFECTED AREA/CLOSURE AREA:
The closure boundary begins just north of Summit Lake where the Pacific Crest Trail intersects the Diamond Peak Wilderness Boundary and continues east along the Diamond Peak Wilderness Boundary east towards Crescent Lake. Continue north along the Diamond Peak Wilderness Boundary towards the junction with the Pacific Crest Trail. Head north along the Pacific Crest Trail towards the junction with Willamette Highway 58. From the junction of the Diamond Peak Wilderness Boundary and the Pacific Crest Trail continue along the Diamond Peak Wilderness Boundary to the Deschutes National Forest Boundary. Continue south along the Deschutes National Forest Boundary to the junction of the Deschutes National Forest Boundary and the Pacific Crest Trail. Head south along the Pacific Crest Trail to its intersection with 6010.
ORDER NO. 06-01-02-24-01
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR §261.50(e), the following 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 authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
(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) Owners or lessees of land in the affected area.

This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR 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 USC 5 551; 18 USC 5 3551, 3559, 3571, and 3581).

Completed in Bend, Oregon on July 22, 2024.

Forest Supervisor