Laramie County Commission Enacts Fire Restrictions Effective Today
The Laramie County Commission on Tuesday voted to enact Stage 1 fire restrictions for all of unincorporated Laramie County.
The restictions took effect at 8 a.m. today [October 16].
Among the restrictions are a ban on fireworks as well as campfires in unimproved areas.
What Are The Restrictions?
Some of the other restrictions include the following:
b) Only campfires at residences or campsites, within a fire ring centered within a minimum of a 15ft. cleared radius of burnable materials.
(c) Trash or refuse fires between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., inside containers provided with spark arresters and located within a cleared radius of a minimum of 15ft. of burnable materials.
(d) Charcoal fires within enclosed grills are permitted.
(e) Use of acetylene cutting torches, electric arc welders, or metal grinding in a cleared radius of 15ft. burnable materials are permitted.
(f) The use of portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or fully enclosed (sheepherder type) stove and open fire branding activities in a cleared radius of 15ft of burnable materials is permitted.
Firefighters, emergency responders and law enforcement officers are exempt from the restrictions. You can read the resiction statement on the Laramie County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
Neighboring Albany County enacted similar restrictions a week ago.
Southeast Wyoming has seen unseasonally warm, dry weather for this time of year in recent weeks. The good news in terms of fire danger is that cooler, wetter weather, possibly including rain and snow showers, is in the forecast over the next several days, according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.
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