North Pass Order No. 08-12-15
Incident: North Pass Wildfire
Released: 9/13/2012
ORDER NO. 08-12-15 AREA, ROAD & TRAIL CLOSURE MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST
Pursuant to 16 USC 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Mendocino National Forest. This Order is effective from September 14, 2012, until the North Pass Fire is fully suppressed.
1. Going into or being upon the National Forest System lands listed below and shown on the attached map.
a. All National Forest System lands within the North Pass Fire Closure Area, as described in Exhibit A.
b. All National Forest System lands within .5 miles of Forest Road No. M2, from its intersection with Forest Road No. M4, then north to its intersection with Forest Road No. M21.
36 CFR 261.52(e).
2. Being on any National Forest System road listed below and shown on the attached map.
a. Any National Forest System road within the North Pass Fire Closure Area.
b. Forest Road No. 23N69 from its intersection with Forest Road No. M4, then north to its intersection with Forest Road No. M2.
c. Forest Road No. M2 from its intersection with Forest Road No. 23N69, then north to its intersection with Forest Road No. M21.
36 CFR 261.54(e).
3. Being on any National Forest System trail within the North Pass Fire Closure Area, as shown on the attached map. 36 CFR 261.55(a).
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
1. Persons with a permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
2. Owners or lessees of land in the Fire Closure Area, to the extent necessary access their land.
3. Residents in the Fire Closure Area, to the extent necessary to access their residences.
4. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.
A violation of these prohibitions is 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 and 18 USC 3559, 3571, and 3581.
Executed in Willows, California, this 13th day of September 2012.
/s/ Sherry A. Tune
Forest Supervisor
Mendocino National Forest
This Order superceds Order No. 08-12-14, dated September 11, 2012
