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Fire restrictions tighten

RBC | Stage 2 fire restrictions began 8 a.m. Friday, June 29, for the entire White River National Forest. This order supersedes previous Stage 1 fire restrictions and was imposed due to continuing high to extreme fire hazard conditions. Also effective today, Bureau of Land Management administered lands in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Summit counties are under Stage 2 fire restrictions.
Fire managers base decisions about fire restrictions on specific moisture measurements in vegetation…