Chetco Bar Fire Closure Reduced as Forest Works With Community Partners on Hazards!
On December 8, RRSNF managers significantly reduced the Chetco Bar Fire Temporary Closure Area on the Gold Beach Ranger District.
They have now reduced the number of road miles closed within the closure area by about 62 percent, and the number of acres by about 65 percent.
The changes follow several meetings RRSNF Supervisor Rob MacWhorter and Gold Beach District Ranger Tina Lanier held with employees, Curry County commissioners and Curry County Sheriff’s Office’s Sheriff John Ward. They also met with members of the Curry Citizens for Public Land Access, and Chetco Bar Fire – Curry Prevention & Recovery groups.
The two Forest Service managers also spent much of last week visiting burned areas within the 191,125-acre Chetco Bar Fire to assess hazards and find ways closures could be reduced.
“We heard the public’s concerns about access to their National Forest and reduced the size of closed areas to improve access,” Lanier said. “We understand closures can be a major inconvenience and will continue to reduce the size of closures as conditions improve.”
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Before visiting the Forest, the RRSNF encourages the public to call the Gold Beach Ranger Station at 541-247-3600 to ensure their destination within the ranger district is not within a closure area.
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