A HUSKY A-1 PLT FLIES INTO THE EASTERN EDGE OF A TFR THAT WAS ESTABLISHED 5 NM W OF 1V5 ARPT WHEN MAKING THE APCH TO RWY 8 AT 1V5; CO.

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UPON ANNOUNCING MY INTENT TO ENTER THE TFC PATTERN AND LAND AT BOULDER ARPT (1V5); I HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON CTAF THAT THERE WAS A TFR IN EFFECT DUE TO A FIRE 5 MI W OF BOULDER; FOR 3 MI AND 3000 FT; AND THAT BOULDER ARPT WAS CLOSED. I IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED TO LONGMONT ARPT (2V2); WHERE I CONTACTED DENVER FSS. THE BRIEFER TOLD ME THAT HE HAD NO NOTAMS OR RESTRS FOR BOLDER ARPT. HE CONFIRMED THIS WITH HIS SUPVR. I THEN CALLED THE FBO AT BOULDER THAT OPERATES UNICOM AND RECEIVED A RECORDED MESSAGE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. I CALLED THE OTHER FBO AT BOULDER; AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DENVER FSS HAD JUST CALLED THEM ASKING ABOUT THE ARPT BEING CLOSED. NEITHER THE FBO NOR FSS KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ARPT BEING CLOSED. FURTHERMORE; I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ACFT WERE TAKING OFF AND LNDG AS WE SPOKE. WHILE I WAS HAVING THIS CONVERSATION; ANOTHER PLT; WHO HAD ALSO DIVERTED TO LONGMONT; CALLED DENVER FSS AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO NOTAMS OR RESTRS FOR BOULDER ARPT. AT THIS TIME WE BOTH DECIDED TO RETURN TO BOULDER ARPT. I FLEW A CLOSE-IN PATTERN AT BOULDER IN ORDER TO REMAIN WELL CLR OF THE FIRE AREA. AFTER LNDG AND TAXIING OFF OF THE RWY; I HEARD THE FOLLOWING ON CTAF: 'THERE IS A TFR IN PLACE AT BOULDER ARPT. ALL TFC IS TO LAND FROM THE E AND TAKE OFF TO THE E.' AS I WAS PUTTING MY PLANE IN THE HANGAR; I NOTICED THE ARPT MGR ENTERING HIS OFFICE; SO I WENT THERE TO FIND OUT WHAT HE KNEW. HE SHOWED ME A DOCUMENT THAT HE AID THE FAA HAD EARLIER THAT DAY. IT INDICATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY AT THE FIRE SCENE; ALL TFC AT BOULDER ARPT WAS TO LAND FROM THE E AND DEPART TO THE E. I HAD LANDED ON THE NORMALLY PREFERRED RWY 8. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENT THE ARPT MGR SHOWED ME; I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE FLOWN A STRAIGHT-IN LNDG TO RWY 26. THE RESTR AS PRESENTED TO ME BY THE ARPT MGR CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE AND WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO FOLLOW. PERHAPS IF I HAD BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THE FBO THAT HANDLES BOLDER UNICOM; I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE; BUT 2 ATTEMPTS AT DOING SO RESULTED IN A RECORDED MESSAGE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE.