Wyoming Game and Fish Commission fire restrictions. Screenshot of an email announcement Wednesday.

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission fire restrictions. Screenshot of an email announcement Wednesday.

CHEYENNE – Fire restrictions are in place for all lands owned or managed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission in Laramie and Goshen counties.

A news release Wednesday from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department said these restrictions go into effect immediately and are in line with restrictions put in place by the counties. 

Campfires must be contained with a fire ring and the use of charcoal fires is permitted within enclosed grills. Campfires and the use acetylene cutting, electric arc welders and metal grinding must be at least a 15-foot radius away from burnable materials. Any use of gas lanterns, jellied petroleum, portable stoves, pressurized liquid fuel and open fire branding must also be at least 15 feet away from burnable materials, according to the WGFC.

Fireworks are prohibited in WGFC lands at all times. Fires are not allowed any time of year in the John and Annie Woodhouse access area and North Platte River access areas.

Contact the WGFD Laramie Region Office for more information at 307-745-4046.

LARAMIE – A fire of several hundred acres in size has been burning in a nearby national forest, according to federal authorities.

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