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Emery County fire warden warns of dry fuels, early monsoon and WUI code duties
Summary
County fire warden Jerry George told commissioners that dry grass and smaller 'flashy' fuels raise wildfire risk for 2025; he warned a new state law (House Bill 48) will require counties to begin enforcing wildland-urban interface (WUI) code and said the division is rewriting the county's WUI code but details remain pending.
Jerry George, Emery County fire warden, told the Board of County Commissioners on June 17 that the 2025 fire season is likely to be driven by cured valley grass and other readily ignitable fuels and that monsoonal moisture may arrive earlier than usual.
"They were forecasting a lot of grass crop in the valleys," George said, noting the county received less snow this year and that "the grass is cured, dry." He said county staff have been monitoring a range of criteria and that, while there…
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