Peak Fire Closure Order

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Forest Order

USDA FOREST SERVICE

SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST 

PEAK FIRE CLOSURE ORDER

FOREST ORDER NO. 14-25-22

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This Order is effective from August 30, 2025, through January 31, 2026.

1. Going into or being upon any National Forest System land within the Peak Fire closure area, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit C.  36 C.F.R. § 261.52(e).
2. Being on National Forest System roads within the Peak Fire closure area as listed in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit C.  36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).
3. Being on any National Forest System trail within the Peak Fire closure area, as listed in Exhibit B and shown on Exhibit C.  36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 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. Owners or lessees of land, to the extent necessary to access their land.
3. Residents, to the extent necessary to access their land.
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 C.F.R. 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 six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed in Redding, California this 29th day of August, 2025.

RACHEL A. BIRKEY

Forest Supervisor

Exhibit A

Peak Fire Closure Area

1. The boundary of the Peak Fire closure area begins at the intersection of Forest Trail No. 09W11 and the northwest corner of Section 17, Township 36 N, Range 9 W, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDBM),
2. then continues east along the north edge of Section 17 to its intersection with the southwest corner of Section 11, Township 36 N, Range 9W, MDBM,
3. then continues north along the west edge of Section 11 to the intersection of Forest Trail No. 08W15, Section 2, Township 36 N, Range 8 W, MDBM,
4. then continues east along Forest Trail No. 08W15 to its intersection with the Trinity Alps Wilderness boundary, Section 20, Township 36 N, Range 8 W, MDBM,
5. then continues south along the Trinity Alps Wilderness boundary to its intersection with the Shasta-Trinity National Forest boundary, Section 29, Township 36 N, Range 8 W, MDBM,
6. then continues south along the Shasta-Trinity National Forest boundary to its intersection with State Highway 3, Section 17, Township 35 N, Range 8 W, MDBM,
7. then continues south along State Highway 3 to its intersection with the west edge of Section 36, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
8. then continues north along the west edge of Section 36 to its intersection with the southeast corner of Section 26, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
9. then continues west along the south edge of Section 26, to its intersection with the southwest corner of Section 26, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
10. then continues north along the west edge of Section 26 to its intersection with the southeast corner of Section 22, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
11. then continues east along the south edge of Section 22 to its intersection with the Shasta- Trinity National Forest boundary, Section 28, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
12. then continues south along the Shasta-Trinity National Forest boundary to County Road No. 112, Section 28, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
13. then continues west along County Road No. 115 to its intersection with Forest Trail No. 09W20, Section 20, Township 35 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
14. then continues north along Forest Trail No. 09W20 to its intersection with the south edge of Section 18, Township 36 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
15. then continues east along the north edge of Section 19 to its intersection with the southwest corner of Section 17, Township 36 N, Range 9 W, MDBM,
16. then continues north along the west edge of Section 17 back to the starting point, as shown in Exhibit C.

Exhibit B

List of National Forest system roads and trails partially or completely within the Closure Area.

Closed Roads:

Closed Trails:

Contact Number: