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Fremont County Sheriff Pre-evacuation Update

Fremont County Sheriff Preevacuation Update

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 Fremont County Sheriff Pre-evacuation Update
Effective October 7th at 3:00 PM, the pre-evacuation notice for the communities of Wellsville and Swissvale were lifted.

Based on aerial reconnaissance, changing weather conditions and progress made on containment, the communities of Pine Ridge and Howard have been broken out into three Zones. Pine Ridge has been designated as Zone 1 and is the community most at risk. Pine Ridge will remain on pre-evacuation status.

The community of Howard has been broken into Zones 2 and 3 with the dividing line being approximately 105 degrees, 52 minutes and 5 seconds west longitude. Areas west of this line will remain in pre-evacuation status. Pre-evacuation status has been lifted for the area east of this line.

All un-incorporated Fremont County is now under stage 2 fire restrictions, effective at 10:00AM today.


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