fire restrictions

The fire restrictions take effect immediately.

Due to current fire conditions and the anticipated elevated risk of wildfire, Stage 1 fire restrictions were put in place Thursday, July 5 on all National Forest System lands within the Sierra Madre Range and Snowy range on the Medicine Bow National Forest.

The BLM still maintains year-round restrictions on using fireworks and tracer ammunition on the land it manages.

Fire restrictions are also in place on many national forest lands and in Grand Teton National Park.

Some BLM-administered lands also may have other fire restrictions.

The BLM imposed partial fire restrictions on the four counties last week.

The BLM also has partial fire restrictions in place for its lands in Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell, Weston, Crook and Niobrara Counties.

Dry conditions and high fire danger are prompting the restrictions.

These restrictions are in addition to year-round restrictions about fireworks and other wildfire prevention measures on BLM and other federal lands.

The BLM has year-round restrictions including discharge or use of any fireworks, and discharge of a firearm using incendiary or tracer ammunition.