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More fire bans go into effect Friday; here’s a current list of the counties with restrictions in place

By 06/18/2021 | updated 5 years ago

More counties across Colorado have enacted fire bans heading into the weekend as the state prepares for yet another wildfire season. 

All of the bans are in a Stage 1 restriction, but as temperatures continue to rise and drought conditions in the western portion of the state increase, those are likely to become more restrictive.

Under Stage 1, open fires, smoking — except in an enclosed vehicle or building, designated outdoor area — fireworks, explosives, disposal of burning objects outdoors, chain saws and commercial and industrial operations are prohibited.

Restrictions in Colorado that went into effect Wednesday:

  • Archuleta County
  • Dolores County
  • Grand County
  • Jackson County
  • La Plata County
  • Moffat County
  • Montezuma County
  • Pitkin County
  • Rio Blanco County
  • Routt County
  • Arapahoe National Forest (Sulphur Ranger District)
  • Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Bains National Grassland
  • San Juan National Forest

Restrictions starting Thursday:

  • Clear Creek County
  • Hinsdale County
  • San Miguel County
  • Ouray County

Restrictions starting Friday:

  • Eagle County
  • Garfield County
  • Mesa County
  • Summit County
  • White River National Forest (Within Eagle and Summit counties)
  • Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Bureau of Land Management public lands within those counties are also under Stage 1 bans.

A complete listing and additional information regarding fire restrictions can be found here. 

In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, the San Francisco skyline in the distance behind Crissy Field is barely visible due to smoke from wildfires burning across California. Researchers say smoke from wildfires accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years 
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
More counties across Colorado have enacted fire bans heading into the weekend as the state prepares for yet another wildfire season. 
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