Park County ends burn restriction enforcement

Posted 9/25/25

Park County burn restrictions are no longer being enforced, Park County Fire Marshal Jerry Parker announced Tuesday.

The restrictions will be officially rescinded Oct. 7 at the new Park County …

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Park County ends burn restriction enforcement

Fireworks, like these from a previous fireworks show in Cowley, are allowed in Park County once again, which lifted fire restrictions in the wake of the Shoshone National Forest and Bureau of Land Management doing the same.

Tribune photo by Mark Davis

Posted Thursday, September 25, 2025 8:05 am

Park County burn restrictions are no longer being enforced, Park County Fire Marshal Jerry Parker announced Tuesday.

The restrictions will be officially rescinded Oct. 7 at the new Park County Commission meeting. The county follows the Shoshone Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in regards to burn restrictions. Last week the Forest Service rescinded its restrictions and BLM followed suit Monday.

Restrictions were enacted in late August in the wake of a series of fires around the southern Big Horn Basin and included a ban on fireworks, open fires outside of a fire ring and other restrictions.