Area Command Fire Information center closing

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Area Command Fire Information center closing

Area Command Information Center to Close - Iron, Lime, and Yolla Bolly Complexes

REDDING , Calif. (August 2, 2008) - The Area Command Information Center will be closing on Saturday, August 2 at 8:00 pm due to decreased fire activity. The Area Command Information Center has been compiling information concerning the Iron, Lime, and Yolla Bolly Complexes on the Shasta-Trinity, Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests, as well as information on area closures across the Forests.

Beginning Sunday, August 3 information concerning fire activity can be found at the following phone numbers:

24-hour fire information recorded line: (530) 226-2500, press 2

Iron Complex: (530) 623-6415
Lime Complex: (530) 628-4392
Yolla Bolly Complex: (530) 833-0357

Information concerning area closures on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest can be found at (530) 226-2500 and on the Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity/conditions/closures/.

Information concerning area closures on the Mendocino National Forest can be found at (530) 934-1633 and on the Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/r5/mendocino/recreation/regs/closures/.

Information concerning area closures on the Six Rivers National Forest can be found at (530) 93416-33 and on the Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/r5/sixrivers/conditions/.

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