(BUTTE, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has issued an Emergency Closure Order temporarily restricting camping, day use, road access and hunting in the Little Whitetail and Hay Canyon areas in Jefferson County due to the State Creek Fire.
The Emergency Closure Order from the Butte Field Office takes effect today and lasts until rescinded. The BLM closure is in coordination with other orders issued by the U.S. Forest Service regarding the State Creek Fire, 16 miles northeast of Whitehall.
The BLM order prohibits access to the area to ensure public safety and avoid conflict with the ongoing fire suppression activity in the area.
Updated information on the fire is available online at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7142/
A copy of the closure order is available at the Butte Field Office, 106 N. Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701. For more information, call (406) 533-7600.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
