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Closure of the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest 08-12-2024
Dixon Fire
Publication Type: Closures - 08/12/2024 - 18:30
Effective immediately, Closure ORDER NO. 06-15-02-24-02 has gone into effect today, Monday, August 12, 2024, on the Tiller Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest in response to the Dixon Fire. The following acts are prohibited upon trails and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest as described below and shown in Exhibit A (pictured). This Order is effective beginning August 12, 2024, and ending January 15, 2025, unless rescinded sooner.
PROHIBITIONS:
1. Being on the road. [36 CFR § 261.54 (e)]
2. Going into or being upon an area for the protection of public health and safety. [36 CFR § 261.52 (e)]
3. Being on a trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)]
The fire closure is described as an area starting at T30S, R2W, Sec. 33 at the intersection of Hwy 1 Tiller Trail Highway and the Umpqua NF Proclamation Boundary Northwest of the Tiller Ranger Station, following the Umpqua NF Boundary Northeast to the intersection of Hwy 46, following Hwy 46 Northeast to Forest Service Road (FSR) 29, following FSR 29 to the Intersection of FSR 3100, following FSR 3100 South to FSR 1610, following FSR 1610 South to the Umpqua NF Proclamation Boundary, following the Umpqua NF Proclamation Boundary Southwest to Hwy 1 Tiller Trail Highway, following Hwy 1 Tiller Trail Highway back to the point of origin. FSR 29 will remain open. FSR 3100 and FSR 1610 are closed where used as closure area boundaries.
The status of roads, lands, and trails not under Umpqua National Forest jurisdiction will be determined by the corresponding agency or government entity. Hwy 46 and Hwy 1 are under the jurisdiction of Douglas County. Evacuations due to the Dixon Fire are managed by the Douglas County Sheriff: https://www.dcso.com/EVACUATIONS
For more information on the Dixon Fire please visit Dixon Fire 2024
A map of the closure ORDER NO. 06-15-02-24-02 can be found below. A PDF version of this map can be found, here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/.../FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1200030.pdf
To read the signed closure order, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/.../FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1200029.pdf