BLM sets fire restrictions in NW Colorado

RBC I Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit has announced that many Bureau of Land Management lands in Northwest Colorado have already entered into fire restrictions to lessen the chance of human-caused wildfires.
Fire managers base decisions about fire restrictions on specific moisture measurements in vegetation known as Live Fuel Moisture Content. Other risk factors are also examined.
Several weeks of hot and dry weather have increased fire danger.
BLM-managed lands in Eagle County entered Stage…