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Commission weighs altering burn‑season schedule, considers stage‑1 restrictions amid early green‑up
Summary
County fire official and commissioners discussed moving or adjusting burn‑season dates and using stage‑1 restrictions earlier than usual because of a dry start to the season and recent fires; staff recommended retaining flexible authority for the fire warden and emergency management director to set days.
Duchesne County officials reviewed current fuel and moisture conditions and discussed whether to adjust the county's burn‑season dates or rely on flexible, event‑driven restriction days.
A county fire official (Speaker 7) described conditions as a moderate drought but noted vegetation and fuels were greening earlier than usual. He suggested a flexible approach that could allow limited controlled burns in the near term to give residents time…
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