Fire restrictions on much of the unincorporated land in Utah
7/19/2022 6:08:09 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Beaver County, UT
Box Elder County, UT
Cache County, UT
Davis County, UT
Garfield County, UT
Iron County, UT
Juab County, UT
Kane County, UT
Millard County, UT
Morgan County, UT
Piute County, UT
Rich County, UT
Salt Lake County, UT
Sanpete County, UT
Sevier County, UT
Summit County, UT
Tooele County, UT
Utah County, UT
Wasatch County, UT
Washington County, UT
Wayne County, UT
Weber County, UT
Start Date: 7/18/2022
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Dry conditions persisted in Utah, despite some welcome moisture from monsoon rainfall, leading authorities to opt for restrictions. Color Country, Central Utah and Northern Utah Interagency fire managers enacted new fire restrictions throughout almost all unincorporated county, state and federally managed land across 20 of the state's 29 counties. The restrictions, which took effect on July 18, prohibit all campfires and open fires outside of agency-approved and -maintained campgrounds and home sites.
The restrictions also apply to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Wasatch and Summit counties. The exceptions are Uinta-Wasatch-Cache and Manti La-Sal national forests.
KSL.com (Salt Lake City, Utah), July 19, 2022
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