Local fire restrictions likely to be lifted in the coming days

Summit County has been under Stage 1 fire restrictions since early June. Photo: Townlift

PARK CITY, Utah — Many counties around Utah have recently changed their fire restriction status.

Despite the widespread shift, Summit County remains under Stage 1 restrictions. The restrictions have been in place since early June.

Michele Anderson, public information officer (PIO) with the Park City Fire District, said on Wednesday that restrictions are likely to be lifted soon — as in the next couple of days.

Stage 1 Restrictions include the following:

1. No open fires of any kind except within established public facilities in improved campgrounds, picnic areas. -OR- In permanently constructed fire pits at private homes where running water is present.
2. No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area that is paved or free from dry vegetation.
3. No fireworks, tracer ammunition or other pyrotechnic devices including exploding targets.
4. No cutting, welding or grinding metal in areas of dry vegetation.
5. No operating a motorcycle, chainsaw, ATV, or other small internal combustion engine without an approved and working spark arrestor.

Lots of fire restriction changes lately. Below is a statewide summary of #FireRestrictions on state & unincorporated private lands. Be sure to check restrictions this holiday weekend. Remember, recent rains haven’t eliminated fire potential.

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— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) September 1, 2021