fire ban

Hot and dry conditions are affecting a large portion of Wyoming.

Wyoming Game And Fish has put a ban on open fires at many public access areas around Natrona and Converse counties.

Extreme fire danger has prompted the Laramie County Board of Commissioners to impose Stage 1 fire restrictions within the county.

Bighorn National Forest officials say two wildfires were recently sparked in the eastern portion of the forest.

All lands in the Laramie Region that are owned or managed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission are under this ban.

No fireworks of any kind may be used within Mills town limits.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has issued a stage-1 fire restriction for federally managed land in Natrona County Wednesday.