Following a decrease in human caused fires in the past couple of weeks, fire restrictions are loosening for most of Utah.

Fire Managers have decided to rescind the enhanced fire restrictions on unincorporated private lands, State lands, Bureau of Land Management lands and Fishlake National Forest lands in Southwest and Central Utah.

The restrictions will end August 18th at 12:01 AM in Beaver, Garfield, Kane, Iron, Washington, Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Puite and Wayne counties.

Regardless of restriction status, permits for any debris burning are always required and strictly enforced.

“Illegal debris burning was one of the leading causes of many wildfires in SW Utah this fire season” said Mike Melton, Fire Management Officer with the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.