Open Burning Cancelled for Monday & Tuesday, 3/21 & 3/22 in Durango Fire District

ALL OPEN BURNING - PERMIT, OR OTHERWISE - IS CANCELLED FOR MONDAY MARCH 21 & TUESDAY MARCH 22 IN THE COUNTY PORTION OF DURANGO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST AND CURRENT FIRE BEHAVIOR.

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE:

AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME BREEZY...AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL MAKE ANY ATTEMPTED
BURNING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT
MOAB TO MONTROSE TO GUNNISON...WHERE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT
20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTING AT 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH
WILL MAKE ANY ATTEMPTED BURNING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL OR
SAFELY ACCOMPLISH.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK THE DURANGOFIRERESCUE.ORG WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.