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Butler Fire Closure Order (updated)
An updated closure order for the Butler Fire.
Alert Start Date: August 8th, 2025
Alert End Date: August 22nd, 2025
Order Number: 25-05-11
Associated Documents
Forest Order
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 Six Rivers National Forest and the Klamath National Forest. This Order is effective from August 8, 2025, at 5:00pm through August 22, 2025. This Forest Order supersedes the previous Klamath National Forest Order No.10-25-10 and the previous Six Rivers National Forest Order No. 10-25-09, dated July 22, 2025.
1. Entering or being upon National Forest System lands within the Butler Fire Closure Area, as described in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B. 36 C.F.R.
§ 261.52(e).
2. Being on any National Forest System Road within the Butler Fire Closure Area, as listed in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).
3. Being on any National Forest System trail within the Butler Fire Closure Area, as listed in Exhibit A and shown on Exhibit B. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).
4. Entering or using Oak Bottom Campground, Nordheimer Campground, Hotelling Campground, Little North Fork Trailhead, or High Point Trailhead. 36 C.F.R. § 261.58(b).
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. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire- fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
3. Owners or lessees of land and residents of such private landholdings, along with their guests and delivery agents, to the extent necessary to access the private landholdings and adjacent essential infrastructure such as water and utility lines.
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 six months, or both. 16 U.S.C.
§ 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
Executed at Eureka and Yreka, California this 8th day of August, 2025 at 5:00pm.