Pitkin County Enters Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Amid ‘Extreme’ Conditions

Pitkin County enters Stage 2 Fire Restrictions amid ‘extreme’ conditions

Pitkin County announced a Stage 2 fire ban effective Friday, Aug. 8, following persistent dry conditions, high winds, and low fuel moisture content. According to David Boyd, public information officer for the White River National Forest, the current energy release component of wildfire fuels is comparable to 2020, the year in which the three biggest fires on Colorado record burned cumulatively over 500,000 acres. An energy release component is a…

White River National Forest, BLM lands entering Stage 2 fire restrictions Friday

All lands managed by the White River National Forest (WRNF) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Colorado River District will move into Stage 2 fire restrictions beginning Friday, Aug. 8, due to heightened fire danger, according to a news release from WRNF. “We are currently seeing fire danger conditions similar to August 2020, when western Colorado and the White River National Forest saw record-breaking fires,” White River National For…

White River National Forest, BLM Upper Colorado River District to enter stage 2 fire restrictions Friday

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White River National Forest, BLM to enter stage 2 fire restrictions Friday | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

RBC | All lands managed by the White River National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Upper Colorado River District (Grand Junction and Silt offices) will be in stage 2 fire restrictions beginning Friday, Aug. 8. Rio Blanco County and the White River Field Office BLM are remaining in stage[Read More...] The post White River National Forest, BLM to enter stage 2 fire restrictions Friday first appeared on The Herald Times.