St. George • Of all the memories Michael Sorenson has logged hiking and camping in southern Utah, one in particular stands out. It happened in Pine Valley during a scorching July about a decade ago when he saw three young men engaged in illegal target shooting in a thick, dry stand of trees.

Rather than say something and risk provoking a confrontation, he opted to remain silent and move on. The next day, the Cedar City resident recalled, he read an article about a fire erupting in that general area that caused some significant damage and wondered if it was due to the target shooters.

“That haunted me for months because I realized I could have said something and possibly prevented the fire,” Sorenson said. “The only consolation I had was I didn’t know for sure if it was caused by those m

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