CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has rescinded stage 1 fire restrictions on all BLM-administered public lands within the boundaries of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Lincoln, Otero, Park, Prowers, Pueblo, and Teller counties.
“Due to recent moisture and precipitation, we no longer meet all of the indices required for stage 1 fire restrictions," said Royal Gorge Field Manager Keith Berger. “A number of scientific parameters guide these decisions, and we try to ensure the public has fire restriction information as soon as we have the data."
For information about BLM Colorado fire restrictions, visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-information/colorado.
For general information about fire restrictions on all lands in Colorado, visit http://www.coemergency.com/p/fire-bans-danger.html.
For media inquiries, contact Levi Spellman, the BLM Rocky Mountain District Public Affairs Specialist, at (719) 269-8553.
Source: Bureau of Land Management