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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 06:52 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 08/30/2021 06:52 PM
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USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closing All California National Forests for Public Safety
Vallejo, CA...August 30, 2021. To better provide public and firefighter safety due to the ongoing California wildfire crisis, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forests in California. This closure will be in effect from Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. This order does not affect the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which is not in the Pacific Southwest Region.
“We do not take this decision lightly but this is the best choice for public safety,” said Regional Forester Jennifer Eberlien. “It is especially hard with the approaching Labor Day weekend, when so many people enjoy our national forests.”
Factors that led to this decision include:
1. By temporarily reducing the numbers of people on national forests, we hope to minimize the likelihood that visitors could become entrapped on National Forest System lands during emergency circumstances.
2. The closure order will also decrease the potential for new fire starts at a time of extremely limited firefighting resources, and enhance firefighter and community safety by limiting exposure that occurs in public evacuation situations, especially as COVID-19 continues to impact human health and strain hospital resources.
3. Due to state-wide conditions, any new fire starts have the potential for large and rapid fire growth with a high risk to life and property. The Forest Service and our partners are absolutely doing all we can to fight these fires and will continue to do so, but the conditions dictate the need for this region-wide closure order.
4. Forecasts show that conditions this season are trending the same or worse as we move into late summer and fall.
5. Although the potential for large fires and risk to life and property is not new, what is different is that we are facing: (a) record level fuel and fire conditions; (b) fire behavior that is beyond the norm of our experience and models such as large, quick runs in the night; (c) significantly limited initial attack resources, suppression resources, and Incident Command Teams to combat new fire starts and new large fires; and (d) no predicted weather relief for an extended period of time into the late fall.
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. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
3. Persons with a Forest Service special use authorization for an electric transmission line, an oil or gas pipeline, communications site, or any other non-recreation special use.
4. Commercial recreational special-use permit holders and their customers are not exempt from this Order. However, commercial recreational special-use permit holders, under the terms and conditions of their permit, may access their permit areas to conduct administrative functions and to protect property and related assets. Recreation residence permit holders are not exempt from this Order.
5. Persons with a Forest Service non-special-use written authorization to conduct non-recreational activities, such as harvesting timber or forest products, or grazing livestock.
6. Owners or lessees of land, and residents of such private landholdings, to the extent necessary to access their land.
7. Persons engaged in a business, trade, or occupation are not exempt from the prohibitions listed above, but may use National Forest System roads to the extent necessary to carry out their business, trade, or occupation.
More than 6,800 wildfires have burned 1.7 million acres across all jurisdictions in California, and the National Wildfire Preparedness Level (PL) has been at PL5 since July 14, 2021, only the third time in the past 20 years that the nation has reached PL 5 by mid-July – indicating the highest level of wildland fire activity.
The Forest Service thanks our partners and the public for their cooperation and understanding of this extreme public safety and fire threat. Citizens with specific questions within their area should consult their local forest website or social media pages for more information.
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Posted on: 2021-08-30 19:28:53
By: Anonymous
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Exactly the right call. Thank you!
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Posted on: 2021-08-30 19:38:39
By: Anonymous
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Yes 100% agree. Good call.
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 10:20:36
By: Anonymous
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Agree. Good call by the Department of Agriculture and the Biden administration.
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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-08-30 20:05:16
By: Anonymous
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It's about time!
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Posted on: 2021-08-30 20:21:38
By: Anonymous
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Hopefully this will keep the Flatlanders away for a while!
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Just In Time
Posted on: 2021-08-30 21:13:11
By: Anonymous
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The only decision,thank you!
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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-08-30 22:45:34
By: Anonymous
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Hate to breck it to ya morans but there is fires but they aint that bad! Just more lib federal bs trying to take are guns and freedoms!i don’t think so gaven!
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 05:28:27
By: Anonymous
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Spoken like a true Hillbilly!
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 06:15:26
By: Anonymous
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hey fool, your house is on fire
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 07:30:34
By: Anonymous
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^^A conservative Sheep trying to fool us libs with misspelling, bad english, etc. We know you are just a dyed in the wool, sheeplike Trumpster fool. It shows through like your daughters teets through that thin tank top she wears. Your a moron Trumpster, back to the drawing board.
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 13:50:08
By: Anonymous
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At least his daughter was born female, unlike libs like Dr Rachel Levine. What a joke.
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 14:26:52
By: Anonymous
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Just a lib trying to pose
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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-08-31 05:27:27
By: Anonymous
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Closed only 2 weeks how about 2 months.
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 07:59:50
By: Anonymous
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Closed indefinitely.
After the Recall election, the democrats will seek to close things until significant precipitation.
GOP will want to see the public lands stay open to protect our freedoms.
Be careful what you choose.
Hunters, campers, and recreational visitors will inevitably cause fires to erupt.
Freedom means we will see a catastrophic fire in our area caused by stupidity.
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 08:33:29
By: Anonymous
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Probably an arsonist.
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 08:47:29
By: Anonymous
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I'd look into the sniveler, he was buying flares at Napa in AC yesterday...
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 08:57:09
By: Anonymous
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Great news, maybe this area can escape the crazy fires.
And can only hope that the flatlanders keep there asses in
the city . Screw their money
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 19:54:48
By: Anonymous
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Agreed. REALLY getting tired of the stupid cityidiots that have moved up here. They are *bleep*ty drivers, wear their dumb masks everywhere and ask the most idiotic questions on social media.
One of these dumbasses actually posted asking for help jumpstarting their Tesla. . . my god. . .
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 09:23:37
By: Anonymous
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I'm going to "look into" your wife a bit later.
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Re: 2 weeks vs 2 months
Posted on: 2021-08-31 19:52:31
By: Anonymous
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You dumb liberals from the city need to leave and go back to where you came from. . .
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Graze it, log it, or burn it.
Posted on: 2021-08-31 13:52:31
By: Anonymous
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Graze it, log it, or burn it. Looks like the environmental wackos choose option 3.
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No Subject
Posted on: 2021-08-31 19:02:51
By: Anonymous
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Funny. . . isn't going to stop anyone. They have 2 rangers up here to enforce the closure. Good luck catching me. . .
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 19:09:57
By: Anonymous
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You might be in for a little surprise if you think that is all that is here that have the ability to write you a nice hefty ticket for not listening.
There are quite a few people up here, that actually live here that have Forest Prevention Officer privilege's {FPO} and can actually write tickets
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Posted on: 2021-08-31 19:18:17
By: Anonymous
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Um, I've lived here for 20 years. Have accessed the forest wherever and whenever I want. I know EXACTLY what resources we have up here. . . Clearly, you don't have a clue.
Come catch me. . . hasn't happened yet. . .
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