San Juan County & Silverton go into STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS

Silverton’s 4th of July Fireworks Canceled, but still, lots of events happening
SJC Emergency Manager Jim Donovan and SJC Sheriff Steve Lowrance present Stage 2 Fire Ordinance to Town Trustees Monday night photo by DeAnne Gallegos

SJC Emergency Manager Jim Donovan and SJC Sheriff Steve Lowrance present Stage 2 Fire Ordinance to Town Trustees Monday night photo by DeAnne Gallegos

On Monday, June 29th, both the San Juan County Commissioners and the Town of Silverton Board of Trustees held their own special meetings and adopted STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS. BLM and the US Forest Service are expected to also go into STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS by the end of the week.

With wildfires surrounding our county in Dolores, Montezuma, and now in Ouray, the entire Southwest Colorado region …