Bighorn National Forest lifts stage 1 fire restrictions

SHERIDAN – Bighorn National Forest forest supervisor Bill Bass has lifted stage 1 fire restrictions in the national forest.

Stage 1 restrictions were implemented on July 29 in response to unusually hot and dry conditions in the forest when fire danger was rated very high. Recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have reduced the fire danger to moderate.

“But that doesn’t mean we should be comp...