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Order Number: 0407-22-11
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE
DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST
POWELL RANGER DISTRICT
 
Left Fork Fire Emergency Area, Road and Trail Closure
 
This Order rescinds and replaces Order Number 0407-22-10 issued on June 20, 2022.

A. PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 551 and 36 CFR 261.50, the following acts are prohibited in the area described in this Order, located within the Powell Ranger District, Dixie National Forest, which is closed for safety due to wildland fire:

It is prohibited to go into or be upon the area, roads, and trails described below, which are closed for the protection of Public Health and Safety. 36 CFR 261.52(e), 261.54(e), 261.55(a).
 
B. EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following are exempt from this order:
1. Persons with a permit specifically exempting them from the effect of 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. Livestock permittees inside of the following allotments: East Fork, Kanab Creek, and the Upper Blubber.

C. CLOSED AREA, ROADS, AND TRAIL
Closed Area: The area closed by this Order is depicted on the Map attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein by reference, and is generally described as:

An area of National Forest System lands bounded north Forest Road 109 (Badger Creek, Proctor Canyon), to Forest Road 110, east to Forest Road 1128 and 1129 (Ingram Hollow), west from the boundary of Bryce Canyon National Park continuing south to Forest Road 242 (Lower Podunk Trail Head) along the Forest boundary continuing south, southwest, and west including the Forest boundary to Forest Road 109 (Proctor Canyon). 
 
D. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety during the Left Fork Fire suppression operations.
 
E. IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order is effective on Monday June 21, 2022, at 6 A.M. and shall remain in effect until July 31, 2022, or until rescinded, whichever is sooner.
2. Exhibit A, Map, is attached and incorporated into this Order.

A violation of these prohibitions is punishable as a class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization and/or imprisonment of not more than 6 months [16 USC 551, 18 USC 3559, 3571, 3581].

Signed this 20th day of June 2022, at Cedar City, Utah
Kevin Wright Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest
Order Number: 0407-22-11