Chemult Ranger District Office temporarily closed

Chemult Ranger Station. File Photo.

CHEMULT, Ore. – The Chemult Ranger District office is closed until further notice due need of the Thielsen Fire Incident Management Team currently burning on the Umpqua National Forest near Diamond Lake.

For health & safety of the public and firefighters, the decision was made to close the Chemult office to anyone not assigned to the incident, including forest employees and the public.

Map of the Thielsen Fire near Diamond Lake Oregon as of 8:45 AM, 9/14/20 .

At last report the Thielsen Fire has burned 5,113 acres in the Umpqua National Forest north of Diamond Lake with 1% containment.

Visitor information, including maps, permits and Matsutake mushroom season information is available by contacting the Chiloquin Ranger District at 541-783-4001 or the Klamath Ranger District at 541-883-6714.

Hardcopy packets for Matsutake mushroom harvest are available at the Chiloquin Ranger District, 38500 Hwy 97 N in Chiloquin, and at the Klamath Ranger District, 2819 Dahlia St. in Klamath Falls.

Matsutake and personal use firewood permit information can also be found online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/fremont-winema/passes-permits/forestproducts.