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Bottom line - no more fires at Yellow Post sites until the end of 2009 fire season.
ORDER NO. 09-3
TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the San Bernardino National Forest. This Order is effective from May 21, 2009, through the end of the official 2009 fire season.
1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, stove fire, or charcoal fire outside of a picnic area, campground, group campground or undeveloped campground. 36 CFR 261.52(a).
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, within a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. 36 CFR 261.52(d).
3. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame.
36 CFR 261.52(i).
4. Using an explosive. 36 CFR 261.52(b).
5. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the public shooting ranges that are operated under a special use permit issued by the Forest Service. Persons engaged in lawful hunting are exempt from this prohibition. 36 CFR 261.58(m).
Pursuant to 36 CFR 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 a permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
3. 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 lantern or stove using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.
ORDER NO. 09-3
TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS
SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the San Bernardino National Forest. This Order is effective from May 21, 2009, through the end of the official 2009 fire season.
1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, stove fire, or charcoal fire outside of a picnic area, campground, group campground or undeveloped campground. 36 CFR 261.52(a).
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, within a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. 36 CFR 261.52(d).
3. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame.
36 CFR 261.52(i).
4. Using an explosive. 36 CFR 261.52(b).
5. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the public shooting ranges that are operated under a special use permit issued by the Forest Service. Persons engaged in lawful hunting are exempt from this prohibition. 36 CFR 261.58(m).
Pursuant to 36 CFR 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 a permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
3. 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 lantern or stove using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.
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