Fire Danger in July “Above Normal”

With Colorado’s snowpack all but gone and drought continuing to spread across the state, wildfire concern will be above average for parts of western and southern Colorado this month. 

The National Interagency Fire Center says the July outlook for western and southern Colorado is above normal for wildfire danger. 

As the report indicated, the growing drought across the area is largely to blame for the higher fire risk this month.  A paltry monsoon season last year started the drier trend, and the drought has only continued to grow since the start of the year. 

Stage II Fire Restrictions are in place for Chaffee, Custer, Park and Lake Counties along with all BLM lands. 

Stage II Fire Restrictions prohibit all open burning of any kind. 

U.S. Forest Service is under Stage I Fire Restrictions allowing a campfire only in constructed fire rings in organized campgrounds.