Show Haige Fires Threatening About acres of ot rangelands In Utah administered by the US U.S. Bureau of ot Land Management have suffered fire tire damage no so tar far this year rear according to R. R D D. Nielson State Stale Director in fn Utah The fire danger Is critical for much of Utah because of above normal early summer rains which caused an abundant growth of annual grasses and weeds Recent hot weather has completely cured and dried a great deal of this fuel and much of the 23 million acres managed by the In Utah is In a highly combustible condition Already this summer ummer there have been 34 fires suppressed by crews In Utah and only prompt action prevented the fires tires from r reaching serious proportions Recently Recently Re Re- one fire tiro In Nevada spread over acres before it could be suppressed by and the potential for similar serious fires tires is is certainly present here Mr Nielson reminded He urged cau can tion by and others traveling through the range and forest areas |