United States Forest Plumas 159 Lawrence Street Department of Service National P. O. Box 11500 Agriculture Forest Quincy, CA 95971-6025 (530) 283-2050 Voice (530) 534-7984 Text (TDD)

File Code: 1010, 5330 Date: July 9, 2021

Subject: Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-12, Beckwourth Complex Fire Emergency Area, Road, and Trail Closure

To: File

From: Christopher Carlton, Forest Supervisor

This Forest Order supersedes Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-11, issued on July 8th, 2021.

Due to extensive growth of the fire area, I have decided to extend the area closed by Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-11 and issue this Emergency Fire Closure, Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-12, to prohibit going into or being upon National Forest System Lands within the Beckwourth Fire Complex on the Beckwourth Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest, as described in Exhibit A and shown on the attached map, Exhibit B. This Order will be in effect from July 10, 2021, through August 1, 2021. This Order is being implemented to provide for public safety during emergency circumstances related to ongoing wildfires and extreme fire danger.

The Beckwourth Fire Complex includes the Dotta Fire on the south side of Horton Ridge and the Sugar Fire on the north side of Sugar Loaf Peak. The Dotta Fire started on June 30, 2021, in Dotta Canyon on the Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest.The Sugar Fire started on July 2, 2021, west of Sugarloaf Peak on the Beckwourth Ranger District.

California Interagency Incident Management, a Type 1, Team 4, took over the incident command and took control of the two fires on July 4th, combining them as the Beckwourth Complex. An Incident Command Post and basecamp has been set up at the C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School in Portola, .

This Order includes an exemption for persons with a Forest Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order (Form FS-7700-48). Authorization under this exemption will only be provided if I or my delegate determine that the risk to personal health and safety is reasonable considering the circumstances of the request. We may also require appropriate personal protective equipment and other necessary safety measures.

Scoping efforts included discussions with Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, Calfire, and the City of Portola. I have concluded that this decision may be categorically excluded from documentation in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Environmental Assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act. This action falls within the category identified in 36 C.F.R. § 220.6(d) (1) – prohibitions to provide short-term resource protection or to protect public health and safety – and does not require documentation in a decision memo, decision

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notice, or record of decision. I have determined that there are no extraordinary circumstances associated with this temporary closure. Implementation of the decision may begin immediately.

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 Beckwourth Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest. This Order is effective from July 10, 2021, through August 1, 2021.

1. Going into or being within the Beckwourth Complex Fire Closure Area, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B (map). 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(e).

2. Being on any National Forest System road within the Beckwourth Complex Fire Closure Area, as listed in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B (map). 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).

3. Being on any National Forest System trail within the Beckwourth Complex Fire Closure Area, as listed in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B (map). 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. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

2. 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.

3. Owners or lessees of land in the Beckwourth Complex Fire Closure Area, to the extent necessary to access their land.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions contained 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 6 months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed in Quincy, California, this 9th day of July 2021.

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CHRISTOPHER CARLTON Forest Supervisor

The Beckwourth Complex Emergency Area, Road, and Trail Closure boundary begins at the intersection of the Beckwourth Genesee Road and Plumas National Forest Administrative Boundary on the northern boundary of Section 14, T.23N., R.14E., then continues north along the Beckwourth Genesee Road until the intersection with Forest Road No. 26N70, then continues north along Forest Road No. 26N70 until the intersection of Forest Road No. 26N70 and Forest Road No. 28N03, then continues west along Forest Road No. 28N03 until the intersection with Forest Road No. 26N16, then continues east along Forest Road No. 26N16 until the intersection with Milford Grade Road (Lassen County 336), then continues north along Milford Grade Road (Lassen County 336) until the intersection with the Plumas National Forest Administrative Boundary, then continues along the Plumas National Forest Administrative Boundary back to the starting point at the at the intersection of the Beckwourth Genesee Road and Plumas National Forest Administrative Boundary on the northern boundary of Section 14, T.23N., R.14E., as shown on the attached map (Exhibit B). Closed Forest Roads: 23N02Y 23N05 23N13 23N34 23N41 23N62 23N67 23N71 24N00 24N01 24N01A 24N01B 24N01C 24N01D 24N01E 24N01F 24N01G 24N01Y 24N02 24N02Y 24N03Y 24N06Y 24N07X 24N07Y 24N08Y 24N11Y 24N12X 24N12Y 24N19Y 24N22X 24N22XA 24N22XB 24N22Y 24N23 24N23A 24N23B 24N23C 24N32 24N32A 24N32A1 24N32B 24N32C 24N43 24N44 24N44A 24N44B 24N44Y 24N45 24N45Y 24N46X 24N50 24N51X 24N51XA 24N51XB 24N51XB1 24N51XB2 24N52 24N52X 24N55X 24N64 24N65 24N72 24N72X 24N74 24N76 24N78 24N78X 24N79X 24N81 24N88 24N91 24N96 24N99 25N01 25N01A 25N02 25N03 25N04 25N11 25N11C 25N11D 25N11E 25N11F 25N11G 25N11H 25N23Y 25N24Y 25N25 25N25Y 25N27 25N31 25N31B 25N34 25N35Y 25N43Y 25N70 25N70A 25N70C 25N70C1 25N70C2 25N71 25N74 26N01 26N04 26N05 26N16 26N28 26N38 26N48 26N48A 26N56Y 26N56YA 26N57Y 26N59Y 26N65Y 26N66Y 26N69Y 26N70 26N75 26N75B 26N80 26N80A 26N80B 26N80C 26N82 26N84 26N92 28N01 28N01B 28N01C 28N03 28N03K Closed Forest Trails: 14M04 14M11 15M04 15M05 15M06 15M08 16E26 16E27 16E34 16E40 16M02 16M03 17M01 17M03 17M04

Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-12 Beckwourth Complex Emergency Area, Road, and Trail Closure Exhibit B Plumas National Forest Beckwourth Ranger District Vicinity Map Chester 36 Janesville Honey Lake Antelope Intersection Lake Milford 89 of Greenville 26N16 Milford 395 Forest P ll uum aa ss and Grade 70 N aa ttii oonn aa ll Milford Administrative Closure Intersection of Road F oo rree ss tt Grade Boundary Bucks Quincy Lake Area 28N03 and Road Lake 70 Davis 26N16 Portola 70 26N16 Graeagle 49 Loyalton 28N03 TTaahhooee NNaattiioonnaall 49 FFoorreesstt Challenge 89 Intersection of 0 10 Miles 26N70 and 28N03

26N70 Forest Administrative Boundary

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Beckwourth Forest Genesee Administrative Road Boundary Closure Forest Description Administrative Begins Boundary Here Area Closure Road Closure Trail Closure

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