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Utah Releases Map Highlighting High-Risk Wildfire Areas

Utah Releases Map Highlighting High-Risk Wildfire Areas

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has released a digital map showing areas at high risk for wildfires. A law, passed earlier this year, aims to help mitigate fires in Wildland Urban Interface areas, where proximity to homes and infrastructure increases the […]

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Wildfire costs, scorched lands nearly double this year

Wildfire costs, scorched lands nearly double this year

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The costs to fight wildfires in Utah are increasing by about $1 million a day right now, and authorities expect the season to last throughout October. On average, there are about 1,100 wildfires in Utah that burn about 195 square miles (506 square kilometers) and carry […]

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