The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD) is warning the public that the fire danger rating for southern Wyoming is high. Sweetwater, Carbon, Albany, Uinta and Laramie counties are experiencing energy release component (ERC) levels approaching 90 percent and higher. The ERC scale relates fuel energy potential to an area and these levels have not been seen since the summer of 2002. Shelley Gregory says that fuels located below 7,500 feet in elevation are highly susceptible to fire due to lower snow accumulation, early snow melt and unseasonably warm weather.
Because of the hot, dry conditions and high fire danger, building a fire, smoking, operating a chainsaw or using an arc or gas welder are now prohibited on public lands.
For more information on BLM fire restrictions or conditions, got to blm.gov.
Because of the hot, dry conditions and high fire danger, building a fire, smoking, operating a chainsaw or using an arc or gas welder are now prohibited on public lands.
For more information on BLM fire restrictions or conditions, got to blm.gov.
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