fire ban

Extreme fire danger in southeast Wyoming has prompted the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to ban open fires within Goshen and Platte counties.

With the dry conditions and local county fire restrictions, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is banning open fires on all Game and Fish Commission-owned and administered lands in a number of regions across Wyoming. Habitat and Access Coordinator Seth Roseberry said as long as the dry conditions continue across Wyoming, the potential for human-caused fires, including catastrophic fires threaten

The Natrona County Commission is expected to discuss possible fire restrictions at its meeting next week.

Campfires are again allowed on some BLM lands.

  Authorities have arrested two people they believe are responsible for starting a fire at Guernsey State Park earlier this month that resulted in the evacuation of several hundred park visitors, and consumed nearly 2,700 acres. Thirty-six-year-old Thomas Pierson and 36-year-old Stephanie Schultz of Torrington were jailed in Platte County, awaiting arraignment on third-degree arson charges. ... Re

The Natrona County Commission has placed new restrictions on fires, campfires and charcoal grills, in an effort to reduce the risk of wildfires.