Skip to main content

T
T
T

  • West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions

    Building, maintaining, attending, or using a wood or charcoal campfire, or cooking fire, on National Forest System (NFS) lands within the West Cuesta Fire Use Restriction Area

Alert Start Date: December 10th, 2024

Alert End Date: December 9th, 2026

Order Number: 05-07-53-24-19

Associated Documents

Map West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions

Forest Order

LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST FOREST ORDER NO. 05-07-53-24-19

WEST CUESTA FIRE USE RESTRICTIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Los Padres National Forest, Santa Lucia Ranger District. This Order is effective from December 10, 2024, through December 9, 2026.

  1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a wood or charcoal campfire, or cooking fire, on National Forest System (NFS) lands within the West Cuesta Fire Use Restriction Area, as shown on Exhibit A (map). The boundary includes all NFS lands within sections 19-22, 26-29 and 34-36 of township 29 south, range 12 east and sections 1-2 of township 30 south, range 12 east. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), 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. Persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are not exempt from the prohibitions listed above. However, persons with a valid California Campfire Permit may use a portable propane campfire pit, stove, or lantern that uses gas, kerosene, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel, with a shut-off valve, in an area at least three feet from any flammable materials.
  3. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

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

Executed in Solvang, California this 9th day of December 2024.

CHRISTOPHER STUBBS

Christopher Stubbs Forest Supervisor

Los Padres National Forest


 

Contact Number:

(805) 925-9538

Last updated March 27th, 2025

Return to top