SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced legislation to establish a national commission focused on diminishing future wildfire disasters. Romeny said Thursday the proposed commission would study and recommend fire mitigation policies to Congress, including forest management tactics and federal spending. Romney’s announcement came as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s wildfire season has broken records for the number of human-caused fires and the costs to taxpayers. KSTU reports that during a presentation of the Utah State Legislature’s powerful Executive Appropriations Committee, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands said it has battled […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials attribute this year’s increased number in man made wildfires to the coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed summer recreation outdoors at higher rates. Utah State Forester Brian Cottam says many traditional forms of summer leisure are restricted or banned, meaning record numbers of people […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires. Fuel breaks are intended to create breaks in vegetation that slow a blaze’s progress and […]
Due to cooler temperatures, forecasted moisture, and lower potential for human caused wildfire activity, fire managers are lifting fire restrictions in Washington, Kane, Beaver, and Iron Counties beginning last Thursday. Please note that wildfire danger still exists and remember to use caution when recreating or engaging in any fire related […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has lifted several closures in northern Utah more than a month ago after wildfires swept through the area. The Daily Herald in Provo reported Thursday that roads and trails north of U.S. Highway 6 are open and areas such as Diamond Fork […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The 370 structures burned in Utah wildfires so far this year is more than the previous five years combined and the most in the last 15 years. Structures lost to Utah wildfires in the last five years combined would not reach a third of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah firefighter who died battling the largest recorded blaze in California history will be laid to rest on Monday. Matthew Burchett’s funeral will be held at the Maverick Center in West Valley City. The 42-year-old was fighting the Mendocino Complex fire north of San […]
