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HAOE LEAD Fire Closure Order April 19, 2025 04-19-2025
HAOE LEAD
Publication Type: Closures - 04/19/2025 - 12:00
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL FORESTS IN NORTH CAROLINA NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST, CHEOAH RANGER DISTRICT
FOREST ORDER #08-11-02-25-02
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 CFR §§ 261.50 (a) and (b), the area of National Forest System lands in the “Haoe Fire Area” located on the Cheoah Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest is closed to entry. The area is closed to entering and/or being upon or present in. This order is intended to mitigate risks to public health and safety, to provide for disaster and safety operations, and to protect the resources while responding to and recovering from the Haoe fire. This closure is effective until May 2nd, 2025, or until rescinded by an authorized Forest Service official, whichever occurs first. The area that is closed includes National Forest System lands within the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness and lands between the Slickrock Wilderness, the North Carolina and Tennessee Border, and the Cherohala Skyway, as depicted on the attached map. Only National Forest System lands are impacted by this closure. The above prohibited acts are set forth in 36 CFR section 261.53 (e) Special Closures for Public Health or Safety. It is prohibited to go into or be upon any of the areas described in this order.
Pursuant to 36 CFR, § 261.50 (e), the following persons or areas are exempt from this Order:
1. Persons with a special use permit or contract specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act of omission.
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
Executed in Asheville North Carolina, on April 18, 2025.
See map under map tab.
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Barry Jones
ACTING FOREST SUPERVISOR NATIONAL FORESTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Violations of the above prohibition are punishable by a fine of not more than $5000.00 for an individual and $10,000 for an organization or imprisonment for not more than six months or both. Title 16 USC 551 and Title 18 USC 3559 and 3571.