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Routt County in photos: June 21

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Officials say the fire conditions in Routt County are the most severe they’ve seen in years. The conditions have led state officials to enact even tighter fire restrictions.

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Northwest Colorado fire conditions worse than 2002

Routt County’s top emergency management official says wildfire conditions are more severe this year than they were during summer 2002, when a series of fires scorched thousands of acres in the area.

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