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Utah House honors wildfire crews after record fire season; HCR 4 passes unanimously
Summary
The Utah House recognized firefighters from dozens of agencies for their response to a severe 2012 wildfire season and passed HCR 4 69–0. Lawmakers cited 413,626 acres burned, multiple serious injuries and two aerial firefighter fatalities, and praised volunteer, city and federal crews for suppression and fuels-reduction work.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 27 recognized dozens of firefighters from across the state for their response to an unusually severe wildfire season and approved a concurrent resolution honoring their service.
Representative Briscoe invited firefighters and agency leaders to the floor and described a season that burned 413,626 acres, set multi-decade records for structure losses and included multiple serious…
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