BLM Issues Stage 1 Fire Restrictions For Northern Utah

The Bureau of Land Management has imposed stage 1 fire restrictions across much of northern Utah due to increasing fire danger.  Restrictions began June 19 on all BLM-managed lands in northern Utah including Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties.  Officials have prohibited building or maintaining any open fire or campfires using solid fuels, or any ash-producing fuel; smoking, except within a vehicle or enclosed area; grinding, cutting, and welding of metal; and operating or using any internal combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed and in effective working order.  The restrictions will remain in place until further notice.