FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2020 file photo Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries a hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif. U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal firefighting crews to full-time, year-round crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and to make wildland firefighting jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits. U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Christopher French, testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, said Thursday, June 24, 2021 agencies will seek to convert at least 1,000 seasonal wildland firefighters to permanent, full-time, year-round workers. (AP Photo/Noah Berger,File)

Utah Officials Voice Concern Over 2024 Wildfire Season

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials are voicing growing concerns about the threat of wildfires in Utah this summer. Experts say a wet winter had caused more vegetation growth than usual, and with a hot and dry summer in the forecast, that vegetation will become wildfire fuel once it dries out. The Bureau of Land Management says conditions appear similar to 2012 and 2020; both years that saw devastating wildfires in Utah. Officials are asking you to be careful on the state’s public lands this summer.

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