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Provo council adopts citywide Level 2 fire restrictions amid extended dry stretch
Summary
Provo Municipal Council approved a resolution imposing Level 2 fire restrictions across Provo city watershed and parks after the Utah State Forester ordered statewide Level 2 limits. Fire Marshal Lynn Schofield said restrictions aim to eliminate open-ignition sources until fuel moisture improves.
Fire Marshal Lynn Schofield told the Provo Municipal Council on Aug. 5 that the Utah State Forester implemented Level 2 fire restrictions statewide last Thursday and that Provo would impose the same restrictions in the city watershed, parks and wildland–urban interface areas. Schofield said the order limits open fires and requires spark arresters on ATVs and motorcycles, and allows only ignitions that can be turned on and off by a valve or switch (for example, a camp stove).
Schofield said the city’s move is preventive: “Simply stated, we’re at a critical stage, in our environment right now,” and…
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