Published July 14, 2021 at 6:59 PM MDT Listen • 4:36 Courtesy of Utah Fire Info Twitter
Utah fire officials are encouraged by the season’s latest trend recent wildfire activity has been light. This story and more in Wednesday evening s news brief.
Wednesday evening, July 14, 2021
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Some Good Wildfire News
Utah fire officials are encouraged by the season’s latest trend recent wildfire activity has been light. In fact, there have been fewer fires in the past two weeks than during the same period in 2019 and 2020. There were 35 new starts last week, and all but three of them were contained within the first day. The Morgan Canyon Fire is currently the only large fire burning in the state at 509 acres and 60% containment. It started last month because of a fatal plane crash. People are still the leading cause for wildfires in Utah making up 77% of starts. Abandoned campfires have recently become the top culprit.
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Jason Keith: As Utah faces extreme drought, itâs time for common-sense climate solutions
Mitt Romney should get behind rules to control methane emissions.
By Jason Keith | Special to The Tribune
  | April 27, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
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