Human-caused wildfires drop for second straight year in Utah
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands shared the numbers Tuesday showing there were 489 human-caused wildfires throughout the state this year, nearly half the number two years ago.
While the number of wildfires was nearly halved, the total number of acres burned also dropped dramatically from just over 87,000 in 2020 to 24,177 this year.Utah fire officials congratulated residents for changing behaviors and being safe when it comes to starting fires in dry conditions. “Utahns rose to the occasion and took the challenge to use their Fire Sense this year,” said Brett Ostler with the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands.
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