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Wildland Fire Commission meets in Salt Lake City as Utah confronts record wildfire seasons
Summary
An unidentified speaker said members of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission will meet in Salt Lake City for their first session, citing 2021’s 1,130 wildfires and urging the commission’s yearlong work to recommend stronger fire mitigation and rehabilitation policies.
An unidentified speaker announced that members of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission will convene in Salt Lake City "today and tomorrow" for the commission’s first meeting, saying Utah faces "unprecedented environmental challenges, including a record number of wildfires."
The commission was created by the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act, the speaker said, and the law was enacted as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "This bill became law with the passage of the…
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