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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST

SPRINGFIELD, OREGON

ORDER # 06-18-00-24-27

FOREST ORDER

Temporary Fire Restrictions

Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on all areas, roads, and trails within the Willamette National Forest. This Order supersedes order 06- 18-00-24-12. This Order is effective July 31, 2024 through November 30, 2024, unless rescinded sooner.

CLOSURE AREA DESCRIPTION:

These prohibitions apply to all areas, roads, and trails within the Willamette National Forest.

PROHIBITIONS:

1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire, including a charcoal, wood, or coal fire. 36 CFR § 261.52(a). However, as noted in the Exemptions section below, pressurized liquid or gas stoves, lanterns, and heaters that can be switched on and off are allowed.

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. 36 CFR § 261.52(d).

3. Operating an internal combustion engine; including but not limited to generators and chainsaws, except in areas devoid of vegetation and those located inside of buildings. 36 CFR § 261.52(h).

4. Welding or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame. 36 CFR § 261.52(i).

5. Possessing or using a motor vehicle off National Forest System roads. 36 CFR § 261.56. “Vehicle” means any device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported, including any frame, chassis, or body of any motor vehicle, except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. 36 CFR § 261.2.

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 exempting them from this Order.

(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) Pressurized liquid or gas stoves, lanterns, and heaters that can be switched on and off are permitted.

(4) The Santiam OHV area remain open to motor vehicle use.

These prohibitions are 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 § 551; 18 USC §§ 3551, 3571, and 3581).

Executed in Springfield, Oregon, on this 25 day of July 2024.

Duane Bishop

Acting Forest

Supervisor Willamette National Forest