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Hamma Fire Closure Order (7/29/25)
Update: This closure order was rescinded August 3rd, 2025 and no longer in effect.
To provide public safety the following order is in effect in the Hama Hamma area. Visit the Bear Gulch/Hamma Fire 2025 Incident Page for daily updates.
Alert Start Date: July 29th, 2025
Alert End Date: August 16th, 2025
Rec Sites Affected:
Order Number: 06-09-25-05
Associated Documents
Forest Order
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE
OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST ORDER NO. 06-09-25-05
Hamma Fire Area Closure
Pursuant to 16 USC § 551 and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the area described below and shown in Exhibit A on the Olympic National Forest. These prohibitions will be effective beginning July 29, 2025, until Oct 01, 2025, unless rescinded earlier.
PROHIBITIONS:
2) Being on a National Forest System Road. [36 CFR § 261.54(e)].
3) Being on a National Forest System Trail. [36 CFR § 261.55(a)].
ROAD CLOSURE DESCRIPTION
The closure includes NFS Roads 2401, 2480, 2421, 2441, 2464, 2469 and 2471 and all spur roads accessed from them as shown on the attached map (Exhibit A).
TRAIL CLOSURE DESCRIPTION
Travel is prohibited on all NFS Trails on Forest Service land as shown on shown on the attached map (Exhibit A).
- #808 Jefferson Ridge Trail
- #805 Lower Elk Lake Trail
- #805.1 Elk Lake South Trail
- #805.2 Upper Elk Lake Trail
- #826 Jefferson Lake Trail
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
- Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation Order), specifically exempting them from this order.
This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A. Executed in Olympia, Washington this 29th day of July 2025.
Kelly Lawrence
Forest Supervisor
Olympic National Forest
Contact Number:
360-956-2402Contact Email:
SM.FS.Oly_SO_Admin@usda.govMaps
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