Hotter and drier : Southern Utah fire managers prepare for increased fire danger – St George News stgeorgeutah.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stgeorgeutah.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ST. GEORGE With fire conditions remaining extremely dangerous, especially in southern Utah and northern Arizona, a group of agencies announced larger fire restrictions across the region set to begin Wednesday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend crowds.
Color Country Interagency Fire Management officials on Monday announced a wide range of new fire restrictions for nearly all unincorporated county, state and federally administered public lands across Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington counties.
The order states:
No campfires or other open fires are allowed outside of agency improved and maintained campgrounds or homesites in southwest Utah. Cabins or homesites on unincorporated private land within the five counties are required to have running water for fires. Devices fueled by liquid petroleum are not included in the ban.