Canfield Mountain Fire Restrictions

Canfield Mountain Area closure
 

PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, trails in the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District, Idaho Panhandle National forests, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area/Roads/Trails”):
1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52 (a)
 

EXEMPTIONS
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 or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.
 

DESCRIBED AREA/ROADS/TRAILS 

All Forest Service lands, roads, and trails west of Fernan Road (FSR 268), all FS lands, roads, and trails west of FSR 1535 and south of Yellow Banks Creek, and all FS lands roads, and trails south of Hayden Lake. The closure does not include FSR 268 or FSR 1535.

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is for public and firefighter safety to mitigate human-caused wildfires in peak wildfire danger during Idaho’s “Closed Fire Season”

IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from May 10th, at 0001 through October 20th, at 0001 (midnight), annually, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/idahopanhandle/alerts.
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District in Coeur d’Alene, (208) 664-2318, and Idaho Panhandle National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Coeur d’Alene, (208) 7657223, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Area.
 

Signed and issued on _April 30, 2026_____.