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Jul 2, 2008 4:09 pm US/Mountain

Fire Ban Enacted In Parts Of Western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) ―

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Fire restrictions are in place in parts of western Colorado.

Bureau of Land Management officials said Wednesday that no open burning will be allowed on the agency's land in Mesa, Eagle, Garfield counties or parts of Pitkin and southern Routt counties. Campfires are only allowed if they are built in designated fire grates in campgrounds.

Mesa County also adopted the same restrictions on private land within its borders.

Fire restrictions aren't in place on the Grand Mesa, the Uncompaghre National Forest or the White River National Forest. However, the BLM said the fire danger below 8,000 feet has been increasing because of hot weather and dying vegetation.

Violators of the fire bans can face imprisonment and fines up to $100,000 as well as being forced to pay for firefighting costs.

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Learn more about how wildfires happen and what can be done to combat them once they do. Several links on cbs4denver.com's Wildfire Resources section also provide important information if a wildfire is threatening your community.