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All 2021 northern Utah wildfires caused by humans, officials say
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and last updated 2021-04-05 14:05:55-04
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah â Utah officials expressed concern Monday after seeing an increase in human-caused wildfires in 2021.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands said that all of this year s 13 wildfires in northern Utah have been caused by humans.
Eight of the 13 wildfires were caused by target shooting, according to the BLM, while the other five were started by exploding targets.
âThis yearâs lack of precipitation in the West Desert and early increase in human-caused fires is concerning for wildfire officials, law enforcement, and land managers, said Geoff Wallin, BLM West Desert District Fire Management Officer. âVegetation is drying out very quickly after each precipitation event and becoming receptive to ignition only a couple of days later, resulting in high fire potential conditions.â