JOHN DAY — Malheur National Forest officials have renewed the closure of the Falls Fire area.

The closure will remain a boundary around the burned areas, allow for post-fire recovery efforts and continue to protect public health and safety, forest officials said in a press release.

This Malheur Falls Fire closure (06-04-00-25-09) is effective through June 1, 2025, unless rescinded sooner. This closure rescinds and replaces the previous Falls Fire closure (06-00-24-27).

Falls Fire Area Description: 

·        Starting at the intersection of Forest Service Road (FSR) 31 and FSR 3120, heading north and west along FSR 31 to the intersection with FSR 3100-844.

·        Follow FSR 3140-0844 north to the intersection with FSR 3140-086  and along FSR 3140-086 to the intersection with FSR 3140-081.

·        Follow FSR 3140-081 until it intersects FSR 3140-060, Follow FSR 3140-060 to the Forest boundary.

·        Follow FSR 3140-060 to the Forest boundary. 

·        Follow the Forest boundary South and west to the intersection with FSR 3145.

·        Follow FSR 3145 to Paine Creek intersection, follow Paine creek south to FSR 3765-570.

·        Follow FSR 3765-570 to the intersection of FSR 3765.

·        Follow FSR 3765  to the intersection with FSR 3100-864.

·        Follow FSR 3100-864 to the intersection with FSR 31.

·        Follow FSR 31 north to FSR 3170.

·        Follow FSR 3170 to the intersection of FSR 3180-655.

·        Follow  FSR 3180-655 south to FSR 3180.

·        Follow 3180 south to the intersection with FSR 3160.

·        Follow FSR 3160 to the Forest boundary, south and west along Forest boundary until it intersects Rail Creek.

·        South along Rail Creek until it intersects the eastern Forest boundary, follow the eastern border south until it intersects FSR 4310.

·        Follow FSR 4310 to the intersection of FSR 4781.

·        Follow FSR 4781 to FSR 4781-951.  

·        South along FSR 4781-951 to FSR 4357.

·        West along FSR 4357 to FSR 43.

·        Follow FSR 43 south and east to the intersection with FSR 4340-200.

·        Follow FSR 4340-200 to the intersection with FSR 4340.

·        Follow FSR 4340 to the intersection with FSR 4334.

·        Follow FSR 4332 to intersection with FSR 4330.

·        Follow FSR 4330 to intersection with FSR 43.

·        Follow FSR 43 to the Forest boundary, and along the Forest boundary to the intersection with FSR 3110-170.

·        Follow FSR 3110-170 to the intersection with FSR 3110.

·        Follow FSR 3110 to intersection with FSR3110-230.

·        Follow FSR 3110-230 to intersection with FSR 3120.

·        Follow FSR 3120 to intersection with FSR 31 which is the initiation point of the closure area.

Forest Service Roads 31, 43 and 47 will be open to through traffic only. Travel by vehicle or foot off FSR 31, 43 or 47 is prohibited within the closure area. All other interior roads within the closure are closed and travel is prohibited.