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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
UMPQUA National Forest
Roseburg, OR
ORDER NO. 06-15-24-03
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 trails and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A. This Order is effective beginning July 20, 2024, and ending January 15, 2025, unless rescinded sooner. This order supersedes Closure Order No. 06-15-03-24-04, signed July 18, 2024.

PROHIBITIONS:
1. Being on the closed 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 closed trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]

The fire closure is described as an area starting at T26S, R02E, Sec. 32 at the intersection of Canton Creek Road (FSR 23) and Highway 138E, following Canton Creek Road northwest to the Umpqua National Forest Boundary, following the Umpqua National Forest Boundary north, then southeast to Highway 138E, following Highway 138E northwest to FSR 4795, following FSR 4795 southwest to Silent Creek, following Silent Creek southwest to Highway 230, following Highway 230 southwest to the Umpqua National Forest Boundary, following the Umpqua National Forest Boundary west to FSR 37, following FSR 37 north to FSR 3700-800, following FSR 3700-800 west to Forest Service Trail (FST) 1470, following FST 1470 southwest to FST 1477, following FST 1477 northwest to FSR 2715-950, following FSR 2715-950 northwest to FSR 2715, following FSR 2715 west to FSR 2715-530, following FSR 2715-530 northeast to FST 1500, following FST 1500 east to FSR 4770-500, following FSR 4770-500 north to FSR 4770, following FSR 4770 north to Highway 138E, following Highway 138E back to the point of origin at the intersection of Canton Creek Road (FSR 23) and Highway 138E.

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 138E, please go to tripcheck.com.

EXCEPTIONS TO CLOSURE AREA:
Private property inholdings will remain accessible to legal property owners. Toketee Village will remain open only to Toketee Village residents. PacifiCorp employees performing official duties as part of the relevant FERC license are exempt from this closure.

Roads Under Willamette National Forest Jurisdiction: FSR 5840-550, FSR 5850-000, FSR 5850-010, FSR 5850-012, FSR 5850-017, FSR 5850-124, FSR 5850-192, FSR 5850-428, FSR 5850-430, FSR 5850-915, and FSR 5850-917
Roads Under Bureau of Land Management Jurisdiction: BLM Road 23-1-13.0, BLM Road 25-1E-31.0
Roads Under Lane County Jurisdiction: 2470 Road, Road 2473, and Road 2460

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.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A. Executed on July 20, 2024.

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 July 20, 2024 in Roseburg, Oregon.