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With a half dozen fires burning, throughout our state ... it's important to know the areas to stay away from, this holiday weekend.
Tens of thousands of people will be heading to Utah's campgrounds, lakes, mountains and other rural areas.
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East Fork Fire Info
Open Campgrounds:
- East Fork Bear River
- Bear River
- Hayden Fork
- Beaver View
- Sulpher
Road Closures:
- All roads on the Evanston and Mountain View Ranger Districts except Utah State Highway 150 and roads in the Whitney area are closed.
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Specifically this weekend if you're heading into the mountains it's important to do some checking ahead of time..there are some places you just don't want to be right now.
We are quickly catching up with our neighbors to the east and to the south.
The fires are too easy to start and far too difficult to put out.
ANY SORT OF PYROTECHNIQUE DEVICE..FIREWORKS AND SORT OF TRACER AMUNITION IF PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT SHOOTING IS PROHIBITED.
Right now six major fires are burning throughout Utah causing evacuations and road closures.
The Mustang Fire burning near Flaming Gorge has shut down Highway 191..it's burned over 13-thousand acres, and is still threatening the town of Dutch John.
The East Fork Fire burning in the Uinta Mountains has closed Highway 150 east to the boundary of the Wasatch Cache National Forest. Consequently many campsites along that stretch are closed.
The Rattle Complex and Black Canyon fires burning 20 miles Northeast of the Green River seem to be the most unpredictable...The Bureau of Land Management is asking everyone to stay out of that area referred to as the Book Cliffs.
So far we've been able to avoid any major structure damage and loss of life, but the season's early.
Jim Springer/Utah Forestry Fire & State Lands - WITH SOME WX PREDICTIONS FOR MORE LIGHTNING STORMS PERHAPS DRY LIGHTNING COMING THROUGH THAT'S A BIG CONCERN BECAUSE WE ALWAYS PICK UP STARTS FROM THAT.
Mother Nature we can't control, but we can control our own actions.
If your headed to a campground remember campfires are only permitted in designated spots.
Also smoking should be limited to inside your vehicles.
