BLM lowers fire restrictions for Colorado River District managed lands
LAKE HAVASU CITY – Effective Friday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado River District lowered fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 for public lands in and around Yuma and Lake Havasu City, due to increased moisture in the area, and lower fire activity. It has been determined that the likelihood of a large wildfire has lessened to the degree that fire restrictions can be lowered in those areas. Lands managed by the Kingman Field Office will remain under Stage 2 fire restrictions, as local conditions there remain much dryer. Around Yuma and…