(Springdale, UT) — Stage 2 fire restrictions are now removed at Zion National Park. Officials say they have returned to the park’s year-round fire restrictions that are aimed at protecting visitors and resources. The National Park Service noted recent rains have reduced fire danger around Zion and moved away from […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — All of Utah is under expanded fire restrictions. They went into effect on Saturday as the state continues battling numerous wildfires. Under the Stage One Restrictions, campfires aren’t allowed outside of approved campgrounds or homesites with running water. Shooting of exploding targets or tracer ammunition […]
(St. George, UT) — Stage one fire restrictions are in place across southern Utah. Officials announced Friday the restrictions were put in place for federal, private and state lands in Washington, Iron, Kane, Beaver, and Garfield counties. The move was made because of weather conditions in the area as it […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is lifting campfire restrictions. The park announced this week that it’s scaling back fire restrictions that had been in place for months, after recent rains and this week’s forecast for more storms and cooler weather. The new rules allow campfires at the […]
(Springdale, UT) — New restrictions for campfires in Zion Canyon will be in place beginning tomorrow. The fire management officer for Zion National Park announced campfires and smoking near dry plants in that area will not be allowed until further notice. In a statement, officials said a fire had to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utahns are being reminded that burning wood or coal can harm air quality and lead to inversions during the winter. The state Department of Environmental Quality is warning those with wood stoves, fireplaces and other heating equipment that restrictions on wood and coal burning begin […]
(St. George, UT) — Color Country counties are included in fire restrictions announced by Utah Interagency Fire and the Bureau of Land Management. Unincorporated county, state, and federally administered public lands in Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington counties are part of the restrictions. State Fire Management officer Chris Delaney […]
Beaver, Utah – Color Country Interagency Fire Mangers are expanding Stage 1 fire restrictions to include Beaver County beginning July 1, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. on all unincorporated county, state and federally administered public lands in the following Utah counties: Washington, Kane, Garfield, Iron and Beaver (excluding Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Ranger District). “In […]
(Undated) — Fire restrictions are in effect for two of Utah’s national parks. The Bureau of Land Management prohibits any campfires anywhere at Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, as well as Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments. BLM says prolonged drought conditions have led to extremely dry vegetation in the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A majority of Utahns think fireworks restrictions need to be in place due to the ongoing drought, though they differ on how strong the regulations need to be. A new Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows that 25-percent of those asked feel that fireworks […]
