Fire triggers campground closures

Friday, August 15, 2008

An interagency Wildland Fire Use Team will arrive today to assist the Fairfield Ranger District with the management of the Barker Wildland Use Fire.

The team comes from all areas of the country and has experience managing Wildland Fire Use events. The Incident Commander is Kim Soper.

Currently the fire has reached 1,355 acres. The fire is located 3 miles northeast of Featherville.

Base camp is located at Kelley Flats, which is closed to the public.

Wildland Fire Use is the management of naturally ignited wildland fire to accomplish resource management objectives for specific areas. There are three primary objectives for allowing wildland fire use:

*Provide for the health and safety of firefighters and the public.

*Maintain the natural ecosystems of a given area and allow fire to play its natural role in those ecosystems.

*Reduce the risks and consequences of unwanted fire.

Due to the proximity of the fire and for the safety of firefighters and the public, several campground, road, and trail closures have been put into place.

Campground closures include: Abbot, Chaparral, Bird Creek, Willow Creek, Baumgartner and Kelley Flats. Willow Creek Transfer Station is also closed.

Road closures are:

*South Fork Boise River Road (FS #227) From the Sawtooth National Forest boundary to Baumgartner Campground.

*Barker Gulch Road (FS#001).

*Marsh Creek Road (FS #074).

*Shake Creek Road (FS#005).

*Willow Creek Road (FS #008).

*Kelley Flat Road (FS#071).

Trail closures are:

*Shake Creek Trail (FS#028).

*Willow Creek Trail (FS#018) including FS#026 and #025.

*Van Gulch Trail (FS#023) including FS#031.

*Big Water Gulch Trail (FS#022).

*Little Water Gulch Trail (FS#020).

All closures will be effect until further notice.

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