fire restrictions

From tragedies to grueling weather, Southern Utah had a busy weekend, all covered on this volume of Southern Utah Sunrise Stories.

(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...

Since June 1st, 94 percent of wildfires in southern Utah have been caused by humans, each of us plays a role in preventing wildfires. Most human caused fires were accidental, all are preventable.  Color Country Interagency Fire Managers implemented Stage 1 fire restrictions in two phases across all agency lands in Washington, Iron, Garfield, Kane and part of Beaver counties beginning June 1.  Fi .

Washington County Level 1 Restrictions are also being implementedAs a result of dry grass contributing to high fire danger in Zion National Park, restrictions are being instituted prohibiting campfires and smoking in vegetated areas. These restrictions will be in effect starting at 12:01 a ... Read More ...

With lower temperatures and higher humidity expected throughout Southern Utah, fire managers lifted restrictions Thursday in Washington, Kane, Beaver and Iron counties, but want to warn residents: wildfire season isn’t over yet. Fire officials said they were expecting one of the worst wildfire seasons in more than a decade, warning that any blazes had the potential to be catastrophic. “... Read Mo

Due to increasing potential for human caused wildfire activity, forecasted continued dry conditions, and high fire danger in southwest Utah, Color Country Interagency Fire Managers are implementing fire restrictions beginning Monday, July 1 at 00:01 a...