As of June 15 the Town of Ridgway, City of Ouray and unincorporated areas of Ouray County are under Stage 1 fire restriction measures until further notice.

These announcements follow the lead of the Bureau of Land Management, which has declared the precautions will be in place for a multitude of BLM-managed public lands including those within the boundaries of Montrose, Ouray, Delta and Gunnison. The U.S. Forest Service also declared they would be in place for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunn...