As of midnight, the Stage 2 Fire Restrictions in Utah were rescinded and reverted to Stage 1 Restrictions on all state and private unincorporated lands. “Recent rainfall has brought some relief to Utah’s lower-elevation rangelands, but these fuels can dry quickly,” shares Chris Delaney, BLM Utah State Fire Management Officer. “While restrictions can be eased slightly, continued caution is needed to protect communities and landscapes.” Stage 1 Fire Restrictions mean no campfires or open fires outside of approved campgrounds, fireworks and pyrotechnics are banned outside city limits, no shooting of exploding targets or tracer ammunition, no metalworking in dry vegetation, no operating small internal combustion engine equipment without a spark arrestor, and no smoking near vegetation or outsi

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