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Hickenlooper Lifts State Fire Ban, Options Open for Counties

Governor lifts statewide fire ban, local bans may still be in place DENVER ­— Sunday, July 8, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today lifted a statewide fire ban because extreme fire conditions have abated in all 64 Colorado counties as a result of current rainfall and short- and long-term forecasts predicting cooler and wetter weather. […]