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Fire Restrictions Closure Order
Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, or wood grill outside of a Forest Service provided metal fire pit, metal fire ring, or pole mounted grill at a developed campground or developed recreation site is prohibited.
Alert Start Date: September 21, 2025
Alert End Date: N/A
Order Number: Order Number: R9-22-25-02
Associated Documents
Forest Order
PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited within the area described in this Order (the “Restricted Area”) and as depicted on the attached map, hereby incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A, within the White Mountain National Forest within the states of New Hampshire and Maine.
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, or wood grill outside of a Forest Service provided metal fire pit, metal fire ring, or pole mounted grill at a developed campground or developed recreation site. (36 CFR 261.52(a)))].
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- Persons with a written Forest Service authorization specifically exempting them from the effect of this Order.
- Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting
resource in the performance of an official duty.
RESTRICTED AREA
The restricted area is the White Mountain National Forest located within the states of New Hampshire and Maine, as depicted in Exhibit A of this Order. PURPOSE
THIS RESTRICTION IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND
NATIONAL FOREST PROPERTY. IT IS IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL
IMPLEMENTATION
- A map identifying the Restricted Area is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A
- Any violation of this prohibition is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both (see 16 U.S.C. § 551, 18 U.S.C.§3571(b)(6), 18 U.S.C. § 3581 (b)(7)).
- Further information regarding this Order may be obtained at the White Mountain National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Campton, New Hampshire telephone number603-536-6100.
- This Order supersedes any previous orders prohibiting the same acts covered by this Order.
Done at Campton, New Hampshire, this 22nd day of September, 2025.
Derek Ibarguen
Forest Supervisor
White Mountain National Forest