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Monday October 12, 2020
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Custer County Returns to Stage One Fire Restrictions
Last Thursday, October 8, Custer County Sheriff Shannon Byerly announced they will be imposing Stage I Fire Restrictions after conferring with WMVFPD Chief Matt Nolting and US Forest Service Officials for private and county owned property.
As the Governor’s statewide fire ban expires, the dry conditions and the reality of October being Colorado’s worst wildfire month, it is critical we take the necessary steps to help prevent a major incident. We encourage all citizens to review the fire restrictions, which can be found on the Custer County Website under the Emergency Management tab, and be aware of the precautions we all must take to prevent a wildfire during the current conditions. The ban will be in effect until further notice, and we will evaluate conditions regularly, in hopes we begin to receive moisture to reduce the hazards of a potential wildfire.
We ask all citizens to be fire conscious and aware of your surroundings. If you see or smell smoke, we encourage you to report it to authorities as soon as possible.
For specific information regarding the fire ban restrictions, please visit the Custer County Website at http://www.custercountygov.com/index.php?pg=oem and click on the Open Burn Ordinance to review the regulations specific to Stage I restrictions.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact the Sheriff’s Office, Fire Department, or the Office of Emergency Management.
Thank you,
Sheriff Byerly
For further information, contact Sheriff Shannon Byerly or Undersheriff Robert Hill at 719-783-2270.
- Press Release
As the Governor’s statewide fire ban expires, the dry conditions and the reality of October being Colorado’s worst wildfire month, it is critical we take the necessary steps to help prevent a major incident. We encourage all citizens to review the fire restrictions, which can be found on the Custer County Website under the Emergency Management tab, and be aware of the precautions we all must take to prevent a wildfire during the current conditions. The ban will be in effect until further notice, and we will evaluate conditions regularly, in hopes we begin to receive moisture to reduce the hazards of a potential wildfire.
We ask all citizens to be fire conscious and aware of your surroundings. If you see or smell smoke, we encourage you to report it to authorities as soon as possible.
For specific information regarding the fire ban restrictions, please visit the Custer County Website at http://www.custercountygov.com/index.php?pg=oem and click on the Open Burn Ordinance to review the regulations specific to Stage I restrictions.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact the Sheriff’s Office, Fire Department, or the Office of Emergency Management.
Thank you,
Sheriff Byerly
For further information, contact Sheriff Shannon Byerly or Undersheriff Robert Hill at 719-783-2270.
- Press Release