CHIEFS ARE GETTING NERVOUS WITH
THE HOT, DRY CONDITIONS
PREDICTED FOR THE END OF THE
WEEK.AS A PRECAUTION, OPEN
BURNING HAS BEEN SUSPENDED IN
THE LINCOLN AND AUGUSTA AREAS IN
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
COUNTY...
BUT IT REMAINS OPEN
ELSEWHERE.EAST VALLEY RURALFIRE
CHIEF DAVE SAMMONS TELLS M-
T-N THAT DESPITE THE SPRING
MOISTURE...
THE HEAT AND WIND
COULD QUICKLY DRY OUT TALL
GRASSES AND CREATE INCREASED
FIRE
DANGER.SHERIFF LEO DUTTON SAYS
HE’S BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AREA
FIRE CHIEFS AND SAYS THEY ARE
CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATING
CONDITIONS...###




{SHERIFF LEO DUTTON SAY’S “WE’VE
ALREADY HAD SOME SMALL FIRES IN
THE BAXENDALE AND WOLFE
CREEK AREA.
THOSE FIRE CHIEFS ARE IN FAVOR
OF CLOSING IT RIGHT NOW, BUT THE
THAT’S WHAT
WE ARE GOING TO RELY
ON.”}[***ETRANSUE***] WHILE OPEN
BURNING CONTINUES
TO BE ALLOWED IN SOME AREAS...
WHILE OPEN BURNING CONTINUES TO
BE ALLOWED IN SOME AREAS...
PEOPLE ARE REMINDED THAT THEY
NEED TO HAVE PERMIT AND
TO BE ALLOWED IN SOME AREAS...
PEOPLE ARE REMINDED THAT
THEY NEED TO HAVE PERMIT AND
ACTIVATE THAT PERMIT IF THEY
PLAN
TO BURN....
AND ONLY BURN WHEN WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE.COUNTY OFFICIALS
WILLMEET AGAIN ON FRIDAY TO
DISCUSS
CONDITIONS AND WHETHER ANY
CHANGES ARE NEEDED.###




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