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BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions In Areas Of Wyoming

Associated Press — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:40:42 +0000

PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is lifting fire restrictions in some areas of western Wyoming beginning at midnight on Friday.

The agency announced that its High Desert District is lifting fire restrictions implemented by the Kemmerer, Pinedale and Rock Springs field offices within Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette and Uinta counties

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Yellowstone Park Implementing Fire Restrictions

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:34:15 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is reinstating fire restrictions and closing some hiking trails and backcountry campsites as hot, dry conditions raise the potential for wildfires

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Fire Restrictions In Effect On Bighorn Forest

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:47:28 +0000

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Fire restrictions remain in effect on the Bighorn National Forest.

Fires are restricted to designated campgrounds and picnic grounds.

People using chain saws on the forest are required to carry a firefighting tool such as a shovel

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Medicine Bow-Routt Toughens Fire Restrictions

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:20:56 +0000

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland has implemented additional fire restrictions because of the dry, hot weather.

The Medicine Bow National Forest already has seen two large wildfires this year

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Fire Restrictions In Effect For Natrona County

Brian Scott — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:49:04 +0000

Because of the dry conditions, a burn ban has been put into effect for Natrona County. The Natrona County Commission placed partial fire restrictions in place, which include:

Trash and refuse is to be burned only in containers provided with spark arrestors in a 10 foot cleared area, and only between the hours of 5:00 a

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