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Montezuma County officials recommend countywide fire ban; effective time discussed at 6 a.m. on Wednesday
Summary
County officers recommended reinstating a countywide fire ban because of dry fuels and very low relative humidity. Commissioners discussed setting an effective time of 6 a.m. Wednesday and said a formal vote will be taken at the next meeting; staff also proposed waiving landfill green-waste fees while the ban is in effect.
Sheriff, acting as the county fire warden, recommended reinstating a countywide fire ban citing drying fuels and very low relative-humidity readings. County presenters said area indices and calls with neighboring jurisdictions indicate increasing fire risk and recommended the ban begin July 1; commissioners discussed setting an effective time of 6 a.m. Wednesday and holding a formal vote at the next meeting.
The recommendation followed repeated reports of critically dry grasses and minimum relative humidity readings “running 1 to 5%,” presenters said, and notices that…
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