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San Juan County issues progressive fire restrictions; open burn permits suspended as dry conditions persist
Summary
The county’s fire chief told commissioners that fire danger reached trigger points, prompting progressive restrictions that currently suspend open burn permits; the chief said recreational fires like chimeneas remain allowed and the county is monitoring conditions and may expand restrictions if needed.
San Juan County’s fire chief informed the commission that the county has reached trigger points for elevated fire danger and has implemented progressive restrictions that suspend issuing open burn permits as of the morning of the meeting.
“Over the weekend, we did hit our trigger points to implement some progressive fire restrictions. So as of this morning, we are not issuing any open burn permits,” the Fire Chief told the commission. The chief said the restriction is intended to prevent large wildfires while allowing…
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