BLM lifts fire restrictions

Fire restrictions have been lifted for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Buffalo, Casper and Newcastle field offices.

Affected counties include Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, Johnson, Natrona, Niobrara, Platte, Sheridan and Weston.

The following activities can resume on BLM-administered lands: building a campfire, smoking, operating a chainsaw, using an arc or gas welder or operating an acetylene or other torch.

Wyoming year-round wildfire prevention restrictions remain in effect. Those restrictions include: discharging fireworks, discharging firearms using...